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Rules assistance for Heroes of Normandie: Carentan
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Rules assistant for Heroes of Normandie: Carentan
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Heroes of Normandie: Carentan is an expansion for Heroes of Normandie released in 2015 for 2 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Yann and Clem and Clem Seurat.
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About the game
Heroes of Normandie: Carentan is a scenario pack that adds new tiles, units, and scenarios to the Heroes of Normandie base game. The town of Carentan stands in the path of the American army, which is trying to establish a defensive line against possible counterattacks. The Germans were entrenched here and defended the town with tenacity. You must either make this fortress fall by commanding the American army, or honor the nickname "Lions of Carentan", which the Fallschirmjägers earned there from their enemy. Contents: Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 - 2Btl and its recruitment options Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 - 3Btl and its recruitment options Grenadier Regiment 1058 and its recruitment options Feldkommando (Von Der Heydte) 2 heroes (Emil Preischkat (GE) and Robert G. Cole (US) New vehicles, equipment, character traits, and orders for your Fallschirmjägers Flak38, SDKFZ10-5, Osttrupen 6 double-sided terrain boards Advanced rules for building destruction A 6-scenario campaign. Rules and scenarios are both in English and French
Questions and answers
Heroes of Normandie: Carentan supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Heroes of Normandie: Carentan for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Heroes of Normandie: Carentan has a complexity rating of 2.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Heroes of Normandie: Carentan belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Heroes of Normandie: Carentan and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Heroes of Normandie: Carentan are: Yann and Clem and Clem Seurat. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Heroes of Normandie: Carentan as an expansion for Heroes of Normandie. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Heroes of Normandie to use it. Check that your edition of Heroes of Normandie is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.