
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,469
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Breakout: Normandy
- 2 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 3.4/5
- 1992

Expansion for Monty's Gamble: Market Garden
2009
Rules assistance for Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 is an expansion for Monty's Gamble: Market Garden released in 2009 for 2 players, 150 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by David Meyler and its main mechanics are Area-Impulse.
Fortress Holland: 1940 is a variant for Monty's Gamble: Market Garden (MMP). It is included in Operations Special Magazine #2, and contains 100+ counters and rules. Ownership of Monty's Gamble: Market Garden is required for the map. It depicts the German invasion of Holland from May 10 to May 12 1940.
Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 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 Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 is 150 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 Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 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.
Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Area-Impulse. 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 Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 are: David Meyler. 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 Monty's Gamble: Market Garden – Fortress Holland: 1940 as an expansion for Monty's Gamble: Market Garden. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Monty's Gamble: Market Garden to use it. Check that your edition of Monty's Gamble: Market Garden is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.