The move was challenging: how well stood the test of time? Would the happy memories of games played in our youth forty years ago turn into disappointment with this revival?
As it turned out, nothing could have been more satisfying. All five agreed that the game could be reprinted exactly as it was then, perhaps with updating the arts, although those ASL-looking unit counters certainly have their own charm.
The session began at 10:00 a.m. and ended close to 9:00 p.m. (stopping as usual for lunch). Three Allied players faced off against two Germans in hard-fought battles, especially around the town of Cassino. There, the Green Devils mounted a stubborn defence
, clawing their teeth and hands to the rubble, ambushing men and tanks, and exacting a heavy toll in casualties (both their own and those of the Commonwealth troops) for every inch of ground gained by the attackers.
On the slopes of the hill crowned by the Abbey fighting was less intense due to the Allies’ timid advance. The Germans took advantage of this to thin their lines and send reinforcements to the real hotspot: the town and its surroundings.
With only two turns remaining, the swords are still drawn. The Allies do not have yet enough victory points; but the stretching German “thin field grey line” is tenuously holding a big bag of critical victory locations… and any breach in the line could allow the Allies to turn tide in a very short time span.
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| End of Turn 7 - Red line marks the Commonwealth troops advance |
We hope to return to the battlefield during the Christmas holidays… so stay tuned for future newss.
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