Assault Sicily '43: Gela Bechhead
Assault Sicily '43 is a tactical wargame system which leads you into the allied landings at Gela Beachhead in 1943. The game comes with 40 scenarios. Experience the intense thrill... (read more)
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Noble Knight GamesReviews
very positive, 93% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
60 minutes
Published
2025
Age
14+
Publisher
Sound of Drums
Players
2 to 4 players
Designers
Wolfgang Klein and Erich Rankl
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
World War II, War Game, Simulation, Dice Rolling, Two-player Game, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, and Hexagon Grid
Description
Assault Sicily '43 is a tactical wargame system which leads you into the allied landings at Gela Beachhead in 1943. The game comes with 40 scenarios. Experience the intense thrill of the second world war tactical battle! Play a single battle OR Dive into an epic and an extensive dynamic campaign. This campaign game simulates the first two critical days of the Allied landing operation at Gela and the airborne troops in the rear. As well as the counterattacks by Axis Italy and Germany.
Assault Sicily '43 offers you intense tactical battles, but also a huge selection of historical units. This box provides you with a unique gaming experience. Thanks to your formation card deck, no game will be the same. This increases the replay value to infinity. The unique dice system specially developed for this game system ensures fast and action-packed gameplay. Know the strengths and weaknesses of your units and use them cleverly to decide the battle in your favour.
This is a game by wargamers for wargamers. A wargame that tells stories!
Game Characteristics:
• Players: 2-4 (great solo playability)
• Game Scale: Squad and team level infantry units, individual vehicles and artillery
• Turn time: 5-30 minutes
• Game time: 1 hour - 3 or more hours, scenario dependent
• Complexity: 6 out of 10 (medium)
• Optional rules that ease the entry into the game system
• This game is a tactical wargame sandbox. It can be combined with the Eastern Front module
Contents
- 3 Factions: USA, Italy and Germany
- 12 Double-Sided Geomorphic Maps
- 700+ Unit Counters and Markers
- 40 Scenarios in the Campaign and Scenario Book
- Dynamic Campaign Game "Gela Beachhead"
- 64 Different Unit Types and Unit Cards
- 57 Command Cards
- 90 Formation Cards
- 72 Tactical Air and Off-Board Artillery Cards
- 16 Customized Dice
- 4 Players Aid Cards
Mechanisms:• Campaign / Battle Card Driven• Dice Rolling• Hexagon Grid• Modular Board• Simulation
Purchase options
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Game's Categories
Genres
Theme
Mechanics
Publishers
- Sound of Drums
- Assault Games
- Sound of Drums GmbH
Designers
- Wolfgang Klein
- Erich Rankl
Developers
- Wolfgang Klein
- Erich Rankl
Artists
- Ingrid Grillenberger
- Marc von Martial
- Michael Grillenberger
