Victory: The Blocks of War – Elite Blocksets
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7.2

Expansion for Victory: World War II

Victory: The Blocks of War – Elite Blocksets

1998

Rules assistance for Victory: The Blocks of War – Elite Blocksets

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 180 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

Rules assistant for Victory: The Blocks of War – Elite Blocksets

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Victory: The Blocks of War – Elite Blocksets is an expansion for Victory: World War II released in 1998 for 2–6 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Tom Dalgliesh and Grant Dalgliesh and its main mechanics are Secret Unit Deployment.

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About the game

The "Elite" blocksets for Victory: The Blocks of War add additional unit types, and are available in the same player colors as the base game and expansions. Red and blue are the original colors, but green, orange, gray, and black are also available. Note that each color of elite blockset is sold separately, so you'll need at least two elite sets (presumably a red elite, and a blue elite set each to start with) in order to allow play with elite units. Like the original game's 50 units per side, each Elite blockset has 50 block units, but in 12 new unit types: elite fighters, torpedo bombers, medium bombers, destroyers, cruisers, elite armor, artillery, mechanized, mountain, engineers, marines, supply and resource units. With the advent of Victory: World War II – Second Edition, elite blocks were included in the game's standard blockset. Blocks of War - Elite blocksets #3526: Red Elite blockset - includes Twice if by Sea, a 2-player scenario #3527: Blue Elite blockset - includes Angel Run, a 2-player scenario #3528: Gray Elite blockset - includes Island Dodge, a 4-player scenario and special rules for Multi-Player games #3529: Green Elite blockset - includes The Big One, a 4-player scenario and special rules for Multi-Player games #3536: Orange Elite blockset #3537: Black Elite blockset Expands: Victory: World War II

Questions and answers

Victory: The Blocks of War – Elite Blocksets supports 2–6 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.