- BGG rating
- 9.5
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Rules assistant for Panzer Grenadier: Mindanao 1945
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Panzer Grenadier: Mindanao 1945 is an expansion for Leyte 1944: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book released in 2026. It was designed by Michael Bennighof and Jay Townsend and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment, and Hexagon Grid.
About the game
American troops landed on Japanese-occupied Mindanao in April 1945, beginning a month-long campaign that saw heavy fighting in the eastern half of the island before organized resistance broke down. Scattered Japanese groups kept fighting until the Empire surrendered in August 1945. Mindanao 1945 is a Campaign Study based on these intense battles to liberate the southernmost large islands of the Philippines. We tell the story of this bitter but little-known fight, and you get 11 new Panzer Grenadier scenarios so you can play along with the history. Mindanao 1945 is an infantry fight, in very rough terrain. The Americans deployed the veteran 24th Infantry Division, by this point nearly burned out from constant campaigning, and the Alabama National Guard’s 31st “Dixie” Infantry Division. The Japanese defended Mindanao with the 100th Infantry Division, a decidedly second-line occupation unit, and the remainder of the 30th “Panther” Infantry Division, most of which had been destroyed on Leyte. You’ll need Saipan 1944, Pacific Armor, Leyte 1944, Dragon’s Teeth, and Marianas 1944 to play the scenarios. —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Avalanche Press Ltd.
Questions and answers
Panzer Grenadier: Mindanao 1945 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment, 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 Panzer Grenadier: Mindanao 1945 are: Michael Bennighof and Jay Townsend. 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 Panzer Grenadier: Mindanao 1945 as an expansion for Leyte 1944: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Leyte 1944: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book to use it. Check that your edition of Leyte 1944: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.