Narvik: The Campaign in Norway, 1940
BGG rank
BGG #9,666
BGG rating
7.0

Narvik: The Campaign in Norway, 1940

1974

Rules assistance for Narvik: The Campaign in Norway, 1940

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 240–241 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 3.4/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Narvik: The Campaign in Norway, 1940

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Narvik: The Campaign in Norway, 1940 is a board game released in 1974 for 2 players, 240–241 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Frank Chadwick and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.

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About the game

Narvik is an Operational level board-wargame of the historical events surrounding the German invasion of Norway in the spring of 1940. Narvik is actually two games in one. The historical game faithfully recreates the situation and explores the alternatives open to the opposing field commanders. On the Strategic level, Narvik may be combined with the other games of The Europa Series. To this end, in addition to the counters provided for the historical game, counters for Norway and Sweden are supplied in compatible strengths for The Europa Series. Narvik is a two player wargame. One side represents Norway and her Allies (Britain, France, and Poland), and the other represents Germany. The game is played in sequenced turns during which players move their units and engage in combat to destroy enemy units and gain geographic objectives. The German player will attempt to occupy Norway. The Norwegian player will attempt to prevent the occupation and/or extract the highest possible toll from the invaders. First (1974) Edition Game components: one full and two partial map sheets (Europa #10, 5A and 11A, in white-black-blue colour) two and a half sheets of die cut counters (Europa #11, 12 & 13) [in 1st edition sheet #12 is a half-sheet] one rules folder one set of charts: Norwegian Armed Forces Chart Norwegian Initial Order of Battle Allied Reinforcement Chart Allied Unit Composition Chart German Initial Order of Battle German Reinforcement Chart German Unit Composition Chart CRT/Terrain Effects Chart (x2) Turn Record Chart Second (1980) Edition Game components: two full map sheets (Europa #10A and 5B, in white-black-blue-green-brown colour) three sheets of die cut counters (Europa #11A, 12A & 13A; for 720 counters) one rules booklet (bound, without 3-hole punching, with black front cover) one Norwegian and one Swedish "Europa-scale" double sided OOB/mobilisation supplement sheets one set of charts: Norwegian Armed Forces Chart Norwegian Initial Order of Battle Allied Reinforcement Chart Allied Unit Composition Chart German Initial Order of Battle German Reinforcement Chart German Unit Composition Chart CRT/Terrain Effects Chart (x2) Turn Record Chart [2nd Edition Note: Rules booklet dated 2/80 and charts dated 3/80.]

Publishers

  • Hobby Japan
  • Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Questions and answers

Narvik: The Campaign in Norway, 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.