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Expansion for Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45
Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles
2017
Rules assistance for Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 45–120 min
Rules assistant for Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles is an expansion for Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45 released in 2017 for 2 players and 45–120 minutes per game. It was designed by Shayne Logan and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Action Points.
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About the game
Pocket Battles, two 11" x 17" two-sided geomorphic maps (four maps total), printed on 80-lb paper (the high-quality stuff you get in premium games) and four scenarios to play on them. One side of each game map will depict summer terrain in the European countryside, the flip side will depict the same area in the winter. Perfect to expand the scenario possibilities in Old School Tactical Vol II. —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Flying Pig Games
Questions and answers
Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles 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 Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles is 45–120 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.
Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Action Points. 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 Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles are: Shayne Logan. 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 Old School Tactical: Volume II West Front 1944-45 – Pocket Battles as an expansion for Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45 to use it. Check that your edition of Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.