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MATCH 31

Coral Sea

Avalon Hill

1979

WT 2.8/5 2–2P 180MIN

Classic carrier battle game simulating the first fleet engagement fought entirely by aircraft.

Same eventSame warTags: Aerial, Naval, Pacific Theater, WWII

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MATCH 21

Carrier

Avalon Hill

1990

WT 4.0/5 1–1P 360MIN RTG 7.4

Solitaire game of naval air warfare in the Pacific, playable across multiple scenarios.

Same warTags: Aerial, Naval, Pacific Theater, WWII

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MATCH 19

Coral Sea: Campaign Commander Series

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2010

WT 2.6/5 2–2P

Designed by Francisco Ronco

Same eventSame war

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MATCH 19

Second World War at Sea: Coral Sea

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2010

WT 3.1/5 2–2P 30MIN RTG 7.2

Same eventSame war

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MATCH 18

Midway

Avalon Hill

1964

WT 2.4/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 6.6

Classic naval wargame simulating the pivotal 1942 carrier battle.

Same warTags: Naval, Pacific Theater, WWII

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MATCH 15

Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid

GMT Games

2019

WT 3.1/5 1–3P 360MIN RTG 7.7

Solitaire game recreating the famous 617 Squadron bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr dams.

Same warTags: Aerial, WWII

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MATCH 12

Stalingrad '42

GMT Games

2019

WT 2.3/5 2–5P 60MIN RTG 7.5

Operational-level simulation of the Stalingrad campaign using chit-pull activation.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

D-Day at Omaha Beach

Decision Games

2009

WT 3.4/5 1–2P 480MIN RTG 8.3

Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

The Longest Day

Avalon Hill

1980

WT 4.1/5 2–8P 5400MIN RTG 7.2

Classic monster wargame covering the entire Normandy campaign at regimental scale.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

Battle of the Bulge 1944

GMT Games

2024

WT 2.1/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.9

Detailed operational treatment of the Ardennes offensive using the ZOC Bond system.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

Kursk: The Southern Front

MMP

2010

WT 3.1/5 3–4P 45MIN RTG 6.5

Part of the Operational Combat Series covering the southern pincer at Kursk.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

Barbarossa: Army Group South

GMT Games

2001

WT 2.6/5 2–5P 60MIN RTG 6.8

Part of the Barbarossa series. Covers the Wehrmacht's drive into Ukraine in 1941.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

A Bridge Too Far

Avalon Hill

1977

WT 3.9/5 4–4P 60MIN RTG 7.5

Classic simulation of Operation Market Garden, the Allied airborne operation of 1944.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

Ardennes '44

GMT Games

2003

WT 2.9/5 2–4P 180MIN RTG 7.1

Acclaimed operational simulation of the Battle of the Bulge.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

Overlord: Normandy 1944

Decision Games

2021

WT 2.8/5 2–2P 240MIN

Strategic-level game of the Normandy invasion and campaign.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

DAK2

GMT Games

2006

WT 4.4/5 1–2P 360MIN RTG 8.3

Comprehensive operational simulation of the entire North Africa campaign.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

Rommel in the Desert

Columbia Games

1982

WT 3.4/5 2–2P 150MIN RTG 7.5

Card-driven block game of the North Africa campaign. Fast and elegant.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 12

The War: Europe 1939-1945

GMT Games

2009

WT 4.2/5 2–5P 1080MIN RTG 7.2

Grand strategic game covering the entire European theater of WWII.

Same warTags: WWII

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MATCH 11

Guadalcanal

Compass Games

2011

WT 2.5/5 2–2P 360MIN RTG 5.9

Operational game covering the entire Guadalcanal campaign — land, sea, and air.

Tags: Naval, Pacific Theater, WWII

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MATCH 09

'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1977

WT 3.6/5 2–4P

Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Jim Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen

Same war

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