The Pocket at Falaise
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Price: 25.00 €
Publisher: Against the Odds
Reference: ATO-Falaise
Format: box
Period: World War II
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The Pocket at Falaise is a game on the final phase of the Allied campaign in Normandy. After the failure of Hitler’s counterattack in early August to halt the Allied breakout from Normandy, the German 7th and 5th Panzer Armies found themselves on the verge of being pocketed by converging American and British pincers. On the evening of August 16th the Germans began to pull back behind the Orne and Dives rivers, hoping to regroup for a defense of the Seine, even as the Allies attempted to close the trap on some twentyfive German divisions. Ultimately, about half the German forces in the pocket escaped, leaving almost all their heavy equipment behind. It was a major Allied victory, but not a war-winning one.
"The story of the Falaise battle is that of two German armies trying to escape a trap set for them by their own high command, and of the Allied armies trying to close the trap, despite the hesitations and divisions of their own higher commanders."
Now, you have a chance to do better. The Pocket at Falaise puts each player in the difficult position of trying to overcome the obstacles, both human and mechanical, tactical and operational, that interfered with success in 1944.
The Pocket at Falaise uses a chit-pull activation system to capture some of the chaotic and uncoordinated efforts. Players are forced to juggle to make the best out of an increasingly difficult situation, and a combat scale that straddles “tactical” and “operational,” aiming to capture the best of both without adding a lot of fiddly rules. A complete set of solitaire rules for the game completes the package.
Eisenhower called it, “The Great Killing Ground.” What the Germans called it cannot be printed. What you will call it depends on how well you do... Against the Odds.
- Map - One full color 22" x 34" hex mapsheet
- Counters - 198 full color 9/16" die-cut pieces
- Rules length - 12 pages
- Charts and tables - 1 page
- Complexity - Medium
- Playing time - Up to 4 hours
- How challenging is it solitaire? - Good