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Expansion for History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia
History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West
1985
Rules assistance for History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West is an expansion for History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia released in 1985 for 2 players. It was designed by Nick Schuessler and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
The Overrunning of the West was the second installment of The History of the Second World War series. Part 2 covers the battles for Western Europe through 1941. Scenarios include: The Overrunning of Poland, The Overrunning of Norway, The Overrunning of the West, The Battle of Britain, The Overrunning of the Balkans and Crete, and a campaign game. Part 2: The Overrunning of the West was a complete game in itself. It had all the rules and components necessary to play any of the scenarios of Part 2 (except dice), but was designed to be played with The History of the Second World War - Part 1: Hitler Turns Against Russia. Units are Fleets and Armies. Game scale is approximately 175 miles(280 kilometers) per hex.
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History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West 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.
History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War II. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West are: Nick Schuessler. 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 History of the Second World War: Part 2 – The Overrunning of the West as an expansion for History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia to use it. Check that your edition of History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.