AGAINST THE ODDS #54: Monty's D-Day Wargame

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Monty's D-Day covers the D-Day invasion of France by British and Commonwealth forces on June 6, 1944. It can be played as a stand-alone game or paired up with the previously published Bradley's D-Day to cover all of D-Day.

Monty's D-Day was first published in 1985 with limited distribution. Prados completely overhauled the design to 21st century standards and includes rules for parachute and amphibious landings plus new German alternative responses. It also received a graphics upgrade so as to be visually compatible with BDD.

Game:

Units are battalion with some company. One turn is two daylight hours or four night time hours. Each hex is 800 meters.

Map - One full color 22x34-inch hex mapsheet
Counters - 280 full color 1/2--inch die-cut playing pieces
Rules length - 14 pages
Charts and tables - 2 pages
Complexity - Medium
Playing time - Up to 4 hours for the scenarios, 12 to 15 hours for the full campaign game
How challenging is it solitaire? - Good

Magazine:

Includes articles on the invasion, Hobart's funnies, Weapons in Normandy, Modeling the Next War, Books Reviews, and more.