Avendo la scatola di Battlecry della Avalon Hill da 3 anni, quando ho aperto Memoir '44 e ho visto che è lo stesso indentico, spaccato, medesimo, speculare gioco, solo con un'altra veste grafica, mi sono sentito preso un pò in giro. Ok che si commemorava il 60° anniversario del D-Day, ma proprio per questo utilizzare un gioco già esistente e vestirlo in modo diverso e publicizzarlo a tal punto da creargli un sito tutto per se, con forum, download di scenari ed altro mi è sembrato troppo, soprattutto tutte le recensioni fatte a venire che lo osannano in maniera eccellente. Cosa si deve dire allora di Battlecry? Quali siti dobbiamo realizzargli? Se devo dare un voto al gioco Memoir '44 do un 5 per questa manovra commerciale. Chiaramente poi il gioco è sicuramente molto gradevole in entrambe le versione e sono concorde con molti dei commenti qui presenti.
Memoir '44 is a historical boardgame where players face-off in stylized battles of some of the most famous historic battles of World War II including Omaha Beach, Pegasus Bridge, Operation Cobra and the Ardennes.
Memoir '44 includes over 15 different battle scenarios and features a double-sided hex game board for both beach landings and countryside combat. Each scenario mimics the historical terrain, troop placements and objectives of each army. Commanders deploy troops through Command and Tactic cards, applying the unique skills of his units -- infantry, paratrooper, tank, artillery, and even resistance fighters -- to their greatest strength.
"By design, the game is not overly complex", says Memoir '44 designer, Richard Borg. "The game mechanics, although simple, still require strategic card play, timely dice rolling and an aggressive yet flexible battle plan to achieve victory." In addition to the large, double-sided gameboard, Memoir '44 includes 144 amazingly detailed army miniatures - including historically accurate infantry, tanks and artillery; 36 Obstacle pieces, 60 illustrated Command cards, 44 Special Terrain tiles, and 8 Custom Wooden dice.
Memoir '44 is designed for 2 players but easily accommodates team play. And with Memoir '44 Overlord scenarios, players can use multiple boards and up to 8 players to conduct large scale operations, experiencing the challenges of troop coordination and military chain of command on a large scale battlefield. Average game length is between 30 and 60 minutes, encouraging match play where players can command first one side and then the other.
The Memoir '44 series consists of the base game and a number of expansions.
This game is based upon Richard Borg's Command and Colors system.
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