
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,263
- BGG rating
- 6.6
They Shall Not Pass: The Battle of Verdun 1916
- 2 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2007

2012
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They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates is a board game expansion released in 2012 for 2 players. It was designed by Michael Bennighof and William Sariego and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.
This is the first of the Avalanche Press Golden Journal supplements. It contains 40 additional counters as well as scenarios and variants for several games: Scenarios: They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates They Shall Not Pass: Onlar Kacis Degil mi Variants: They Shall Not Pass: Zeppelins Over Verdun Red Vengeance: Designer Variants Red Vengeance: While Poles Yet Live Alsace 1945: Air Pollution —user summary
They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates 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.
They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation. 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 They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates are: Michael Bennighof and William Sariego. 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 They Shall Not Pass: Bavarians at the Gates as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.