THE LAMPS ARE GOING OUT: World War I -- 2nd Edition Wargame

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Simulates World War I (Aug 1914-Nov 1918) at the grand strategic level. Many of the economic and military factors have been simplified to make game play as easy as possible, while still accurately portraying the balance of forces, strategies, constraints and ultimately the grand decision-making involved.

The core of the game is the conducting of movement and offensives of field armies in an attempt to deplete, breakthrough, and force retreats of enemy armies to gain territory and/or eliminate opposing forces. Mobilizing new armies and supplying depleted armies requires the allocation of Production Points, a scarce commodity that varies from nation to nation and represents the industrial capacity for war as well as the manpower, logistical capacity, and training of each country's military. Event cards for each of the four game factions provide for political developments, leadership, friction, and military developments particular to the nations involved. Technology cards allow players to invest in and research advances along several branches.

Components:

* 1 22x34-inch Mounted Map
* 176 5/8-inch counters
* 100 Event Cards
* 20 Technology Cards
* 2 Player Aid sheets
* 1 Rules booklet