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Board Games›Ambush!
Ambush!

Ambush!

Wargame, World War II

by John H. Butterfield, Eric Lee Smith

Score

6.5

Ratings

2,451

Published

1983

Players

1 player

BGG community rating

Ranked #1399 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

3.3

Medium

Best with

1

players

Play time

180–240 min

Age

12+

Information

Players

1 player

Best with

1 players

Play time

180–240 min

Age

12+

Complexity

3.3 / 5 · Medium

BGG Rank

#1399

Published

1983

Designers

John H. Butterfield, Eric Lee Smith

Artists

John H. Butterfield, Ted Koller, James Talbot

Publishers

Victory Games (I), Hobby Japan

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About

from the back of the box: Ambush! is the solitaire wargame of combat, adventure, and heroism in World War Two France. Using a ground-breaking development of the programmed paragraph solitaire system, Ambush! gives the player control of an American squad, faced with a variety of missions against an ever-changing, hidden German foe. The variable events, innumerable tactical options, and wealth of unexpected occurrences make Ambush! a solitaire gaming experience unlike any that has gone before. The easily learned rules are specially designed to get the player into the action within minutes. The player selects and arms his squad, providing each soldier with command and initiative ratings, perception, weapons skill, driving skill, and movement capability. After selecting one of the eight missions provided, the player sends his squad into a mission map to conduct operations called for in the mission. Soldiers move freely, as far as the player wishes, checking for events each time they move...until the sequenced action rounds are triggered by the whine of German bullets!

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Expansions (9)

Ambush!: Move Out!

Ambush!: Move Out!

Ambush!: Purple Heart

Ambush!: Purple Heart

Ambush!: Silver Star

Ambush!: Silver Star

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Block Party

Fallschirmjager

Fallschirmjager

Follow Me!: Mission #1 – Viva La Resistance

Follow Me!: Mission #1 – Viva La Resistance

Follow Me!: Mission #2 – Verletzer Tieger

Follow Me!: Mission #2 – Verletzer Tieger

Follow Me!: Mission #3 – Toll Bridge

Follow Me!: Mission #3 – Toll Bridge

Traffic Control

Traffic Control

Categories & mechanics

WargameWorld War IIAction PointsDice RollingEventsGrid MovementHexagon GridLine of SightMovement PointsPaper-and-PencilRatio / Combat Results TableScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSecret Unit DeploymentSimulationSolo / Solitaire GameVariable Set-up

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