
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,483
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Ring of Fire: The Fourth Battle for Kharkov, August 1943
- 1–2 players
- 240–600 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 1994

2003
Rules assistance for The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918
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The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918 is a board game released in 2003 for 1–2 players. It was designed by John Desch and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Ratio / Combat Results Table.
Strategy & Tactics magazine #217, July/Aug 2003. Covers an attack by American troops against the Germans in World War 1.
The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918 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.
The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918 has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918 belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War I. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Ratio / Combat Results Table. 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 The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918 are: John Desch. 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 The Lost Battalion: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918 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.