
- BGG rating
- 6.8
World at War: Gamer's Guide
- 2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2008

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World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer is an expansion for World at War: Blood and Bridges released in 2008 for 2 players. It was designed by Mark H. Walker and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.
Expand your World at War battles! The initial Soviet forces have taken heavy losses, but NATO has discovered that the Soviets can give as good as they get. The smoking remnants of an American armored brigade dot the hills of the Eisenbach Gap, and still the Soviet attack continues. Now it is the hastily assembled 1st Panzer Division’s turn to stop the red horde. Will the West German’s mix of Leopard I tanks, Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and tank destroyers, coupled with a handful of lethal Leopard II tanks, be enough to stop the Soviet onslaught? It’s up to you to find out. Expands: World at War: Eisenbach Gap Expanded by: World at War: Gamer's Guide World at War Compendium Reimplemented in Eisenbach Gap Deluxe with a new printing of the board and counters.
World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer 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.
World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer has a complexity rating of 2.5 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.
World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer belongs to these categories: Wargame, Modern Warfare, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid. 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 World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer are: Mark H. Walker. 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 World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer as an expansion for World at War: Blood and Bridges. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need World at War: Blood and Bridges to use it. Check that your edition of World at War: Blood and Bridges is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.