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Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming
1990
Rules assistance for Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming is a board game released in 1990 ages 12 and up. It was designed by Greg Novak (I).
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About the game
Over the Top is the WWI version of the original 1986 Command Decision (WWII operational level miniature rules). Uses platoon level stands and a vehicle scale of 1:5. Uses the same basic system as the WWII counterpart but also covers special situations specific to WWI (trench warfare, air power, chemical warfare, tanks).
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
Questions and answers
The catalogue lists Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming 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.
Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming 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.
Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and World War I. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming are: Greg Novak (I). 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 Over the Top: WWI Miniatures Wargaming as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.