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Expansion for PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death – The Battle for Hill 112, Normandy 1944
PanzerBlitz: Carentan
2009
Rules assistance for PanzerBlitz: Carentan
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–2 players
- Complexity 4.0/5
Rules assistant for PanzerBlitz: Carentan
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PanzerBlitz: Carentan is an expansion for PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death – The Battle for Hill 112, Normandy 1944 released in 2009 for 1–2 players. It was designed by Darren Emge and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Chit-Pull System.
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About the game
PanzerBlitz: Carentan is an expansion of PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death – The Battle for Hill 112, Normandy 1944 which provides two new situations simulating the struggle for Carentan, Normandy in 1944 and a bevy of new troops and hardware. Panzerblitz: Hill of Death is required to play, because PanzerBlitz: Carentan only includes counters for the new units. American troops make their first appearance (with Paratroopers, Mechanized Infantry, Tank Destroyers, and more), as do German Paratroopers and several new AA weapons. Part of the Panzerblitz 2 series from Multi-Man Publishing Originally published in Operations Special Magazine #2 (Summer 2009). Game Scale: Turn: 15 minutes Hex: 273 yards / 250 meters Units: Platoon Game Inventory (Operations Special Issue #2 edition): One 18 x 24" full-color mapsheet 92 counters (5/8" size) One 4-pages Situations folder (contains 2 scenarios for PanzerBlitz: Carentan, 1 for PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death)
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Publishers
- Multi-Man Publishing
Questions and answers
PanzerBlitz: Carentan supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
PanzerBlitz: Carentan has a complexity rating of 4.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy 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.
PanzerBlitz: Carentan belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Chit-Pull System. 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 PanzerBlitz: Carentan are: Darren Emge. 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 PanzerBlitz: Carentan as an expansion for PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death – The Battle for Hill 112, Normandy 1944. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death – The Battle for Hill 112, Normandy 1944 to use it. Check that your edition of PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death – The Battle for Hill 112, Normandy 1944 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.