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Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout

by Brad Hessel, David James Ritchie · Nike and Cooper Española, S.A.

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Players2
Time120–480m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout?

Cobra - Game of the Normandy Breakout , is a regimental/divisional scale simulation of the allied break-out from the Normandy peninsula in the summer of 1944, which culminated in the encirclement of some 160,000 German troops in the "Falaise Pocket." Each game-turn is equivalent to three days of real time, and each hex represents a distance (across) of 3.2 kilometers. (from the introduction)

How it plays

Mechanics

Dice RollingEventsGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsRatio / Combat Results TableScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSimulationVariable Set-upZone of Control

On the shelf

Categories

WargameWorld War II

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