
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,078
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2002

Rules assistance for Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force
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Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force is an expansion for Team Yankee released in 2015 120–180 minutes per game and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Sean Goodison, Phil Yates, and Wayne Turner and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Point to Point Movement.
Team Yankee, a heavy combat team, faces a Soviet invasion of West Germany. Outnumbered and outgunned, Captain Sean Bannon and his men will have to fight hard and they'll have to fight smart if they are going to survive. Contains five plastic M1 Abrams Tanks, two plastic AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters, five resin tank commander figures, one resin objective marker, two decal sheets, five unit cards and one printed cardboard Artillery & Salvo template.
The listed playing time for Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force is 120–180 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.
The catalogue lists Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force for ages 14 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.
Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Modern Warfare. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Point to Point Movement. 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 Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force are: Sean Goodison, Phil Yates, and Wayne Turner. 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 Team Yankee: Bannon's Boys – American Spearhead Force as an expansion for Team Yankee. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Team Yankee to use it. Check that your edition of Team Yankee is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.