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Expansion for Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game
Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola
2022
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- 1–6 players
- 30–90 min
Rules assistant for Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola
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Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola is an expansion for Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game released in 2022 for 1–6 players and 30–90 minutes per game. It was designed by Benjamin Chee and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Operation Tombola was a British SAS-led mission to carry out a series of harrassing raids behind enemy lines in the Reggio Emilia region, at the top of the Italian "boot". The operation was put together by Major Roy Farrar, who was not allowed to go on the actual mission, although he was allowed to accompany the SAS on the aircraft as they were airdropped. During the airdrop, he "accidentally" fell out of the aircraft, although he happened to have a parachute on, and was able to lead his troops in the field. The attacks included an assault on the German Gebirgs (mountain corps) headquarters in an attempt to decapitate their regional high command. Notably, a Scottish piper was part of the assaulting force, so that the friendlies could identify which side they were fighting on, as well as to confuse the Germans into thinking that a main Allied force was attacking rather than a raiding party. This battlepack adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Mediterranean game, including new Airborne SAS Soldiers, German Alpine Hostiles, Missions, Objectives, Location, Landing Zone, and Enemy Lines cards. This expansion offers 56 cards including: 4 SAS Player Soldiers 3 SAS Non-Player Soldiers 3 SAS Squad Soldiers 4 Missions 4 Objectives 1 Location 4 Landing Zone 9 Enemy Lines 1 Skill 6 Weapons and Gear (including Bagpipes) 17 German Alpine Hostiles Player's Note: This set is intended to be played using the Warfighter Mediterranean core set, including Locations. There is a Tombola Location card "Villa Calvi" in the set, which is a requisite for one of the Objective cards "Villa Rossi", and can be omitted for the other Tombola Objectives. If you are playing the "Villa Rossi" Objective, add the "Villa Calvi" card into the Location card deck and draw Locations as normal. Although the Tombola Location card back is a giveaway, treat this as the effect that the squad has a pathway to the Villa Calvi, as a prelude to attacking the Villa Rossi.
Designers
Publishers
- Dan Verssen Games (DVG)
Questions and answers
Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola supports 1–6 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.
The listed playing time for Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola is 30–90 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.
Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Open Drafting. 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 Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola are: Benjamin Chee. 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 Warfighter: WWII Expansion #75 – Operation Tombola as an expansion for Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.