- BGG rating
- 7.4
Expansion for Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden
Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations
2019
Rules assistance for Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 240–900 min
- 12+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations
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Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations is an expansion for Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden released in 2019 for 2 players, 240–900 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Trevor Bender and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
About the game
Alternative Airborne Landing Locations for Holland '44 by Trevor Bender: Trevor Bender drops into Operation Market Garden again with a "variant (that) is a follow-on to my previous article in Special Ops Magazine #4, pp. 10-13 in 2013 titled, Operation Market Garden as a Topic for Operations Research. There I laid out rules for alternative drop locations and timing for MMP’s Monty’s Gamble." This variant contains 4 pages of instructions and a set of counters, included in C3i Magazine Issue #33.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- RBM Studio
Questions and answers
Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations 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 listed playing time for Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations is 240–900 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations for ages 12 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.
Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. 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 Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations are: Trevor Bender. 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 Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden – Alternative Airborne Landing Locations as an expansion for Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden to use it. Check that your edition of Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.