{"product_id":"world-at-war-issue-106-game-edition-france-overseas-1940","title":"World at War, Issue #106 (Game Edition): France Overseas 1940","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrance Overseas, 1940. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA two player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealternative history wargame that examines the possibilities inherent in the campaign that could have occurred in northwest Africa late in 1940 if the French had resolved not to give up. The assumption is they instead chose to evacuate as much of the French Army as possible to Tunisia, Algeria and French Morocco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth sides’ orders of battle are historically based. That is, the German force in Spain is what they had intended to use for the invasion of England around this same time. The assumption there is, if they believed they could lift that force across the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar would have presented less difficulty – eight miles wide vs. 21 at the Pas de Calais – once Spain had been dragooned into joining the Axis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spanish divisions are the two corps of their Army of North Africa (the original supporters of Franco). The rest of their ground force is assumed to be invading Portugal, as was their plan had things gone this way. During the game the Allied player will have to cope with decisions made ‘above his head’ in London in regard to fleet commitment and the BEF’s initial landing site. That arbitrariness is reflective of the Allies’ historic inability to create smoothly operating joint service headquarters during the war’s first half.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach game turn represents half a month. Each hex represents about 10 days. Each hex is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 miles (32.4 km) from side-to-side. Units are divisions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Predeterminado\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 x 34-inch map and one counter sheet of 176 5\/8-inch counters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strategy \u0026 Tactics Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58344739897725,"sku":"DCGWW106","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/WW106.png?v=1783075647","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.com\/products\/world-at-war-issue-106-game-edition-france-overseas-1940","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}