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The best strategy board games are good because in them individual ability and intelligence are decisive in determining the outcome of a particular game. Today you can order abstract strategies that are distinguished by artificial rules and the absence of a pronounced theme, and military strategy games.

Many modern war strategy board games have clear and transparent rules. They are often more difficult than in other board games, but perhaps this is their main advantage, because as the complexity of the game process increases, the guys need to show more and more patience in an effort to bring the matter to a victorious end.

We offer to buy strategic board games for children. They are able to make children's leisure time more diverse, teach them frugality and responsibility for the team. Games are good because luck plays a minor role in them, and a lot depends on the intelligence of the participants. Therefore, strategies will become an invaluable contribution to the education of a purposeful person.

Military strategy board games

Order board strategy games about war, and they will teach your little one how to effectively plan the situation, deploy troops for a grand battle. With the help of such games, the child realizes the cost of a mistake in protecting his fortifications from enemy attacks. The kid will have to make serious efforts to become a knight and defeat all enemies.

Almost any modern military strategy board game teaches children to be bold and inventive. In addition, strategies are an excellent guide to different countries and nationalities, which also contributes to the accumulation of important information for children. Here you can order the following types of board strategies:

• "Khans of Tarkir: Booster";
• "Exlibrium";
• "Evolution. Continents".

With the coming of the Nazis to power in Germany, a comprehensive propaganda of their worldviews began. Particular emphasis was placed on the upbringing and "processing" of children. Now they became interested in military affairs, combat aircraft and ships. Even board games have become a "tool" for the training of young patriots, soldiers, anti-Semites.

During World War II, children's board games became a form of propaganda. These visual objects were used for spiritual teaching, military training, and public education. The Nazis raised children's enthusiasm, introduced them to military affairs, taught them how to behave during the bombing, instilled anci-Semitism and a sense of racial superiority.

Since the beginning of the 1930s, members of the Hitler Youth, the "Hitler youth", competed while playing. They threw the dice and "conquered" territories, "expelled the Jews."

With the advent of World War II, war games became popular. Children began to "surround" Great Britain, using airplane chips and submarines. Symbols of anti-Semitism and death were also widely used. Even if there was no direct incitement to violence, children and adolescents assumed that it was all around them.

The subject matter was very different. In one of the games it was necessary to salute Hitler, in others - to shoot down Allied planes with an anti-aircraft gun, to pave the way for a German paratrooper behind enemy lines, to block enemy radio transmissions on the air. Thus, as written in the instructions, "the deeper meaning of the game lies in the constant vigilance of the mind and the defense of the Motherland."

Board game boards often depicted soldiers hugging their loved ones, burning villages, rounding up Jews.

As the war dragged on, signs of paranoia and pessimism increasingly began to appear on the German game boards. They warned of the appearance of spies and the danger of aerial bombardment. Games related to everyday life taught how to behave during and after air raids, put out fires, remove rubble and rebuild houses. And all this could be done while waiting in the basements of the bombing.

The quality of materials has also deteriorated. In 1942, manufacturers began making cheap paper figures instead of metal or plastic pieces. The games seemed to be an indicator of the German economy, which was steadily heading towards defeat in the war.

And half a century before that, completely different fun was popular in the Russian Empire,.

Board game "Sea battle"

For children 5-6 years old, it is worth buying the Sea Battle game with a visual colorful design. It is better if it is a game with large cells and voluminous figures of ships, convenient magnetic boards. On a trip, buy a board game "Battleship" in a road format: small in size and with grooves on the playing field. So that nothing falls and does not scatter, even when shaking.

Classic versions for schoolchildren and nostalgic adults are released by The Tenth Kingdom.

Win the battle? Turn the history of Europe upside down? Yes, easily! It is enough to buy a strategic board game of the desired theme. In the catalog, everyone will find a strategy to their taste. Let's go over the section and sort everything by hobbies.

To plunge headlong into the world of the Middle Ages, take the board strategy game of the Carcassonne series. This is a classic example of a strategic-economic game in the entourage of France in the Middle Ages. It's best to start with the core set and work your way through the incremental ones.

Fantasy worlds and battles

Hobby World has the largest selection of fantasy and combat strategies. The brand has both classic military board games and popular computer and fantasy strategy games in a new format. Most of the games in these series are designed for 2-6 players over the age of 9.

To make it easier to choose and buy a strategy board game for a specific age, use the age filter. You can also sort games in the catalog that are interesting only for girls or only for boys, or choose a compromise option. Dare!

Board game "Sea battle"

One of the most famous and popular strategy board games is Sea Battle.
Did you know that "Naval Battle" in the form in which it exists now is more than half a century old? In 1930, the Starex company in the United States began producing two-player notebooks. The task was simple - to sink the battleships and destroyers of the enemy before he sinks yours. But they started playing Sea Battle with tiny boats on plastic boards only in 1967.

Since 1967, the rules of the game have remained the same. Only the design has changed. Modern board games "Sea Battle" are released in large dense boxes, in suitcases with a one-sided and two-sided playing field, as well as in the format of travel mini-versions.

For children 5-6 years old, it is worth buying the Sea Battle game with a visual colorful design. It is better if it is a game with large cells and voluminous figures of ships, convenient magnetic boards. On a trip, buy a board game "Battleship" in a road format: small in size and with grooves on the playing field. So that nothing falls and does not scatter, even when shaking. Classic versions for schoolchildren and nostalgic adults are released by The Tenth Kingdom.

Historical, fantasy and military strategy board games

Win the battle? Turn the history of Europe upside down? Yes, easily! It is enough to buy a strategic board game of the desired theme. In the catalog, everyone will find a strategy to their taste. Let's go over the section and sort everything by hobbies.

History, biology and others

To plunge headlong into the world of the Middle Ages, take the board strategy game of the Carcassonne series. This is a classic example of a strategic-economic game in the entourage of France in the Middle Ages. It's best to start with the core set and work your way through the incremental ones.
Build, create and manage in a big way in the family games "Settlers" and "Colonials Junior". Also classic strategies, but Settlers is a little more complicated, so it’s better to buy them for family gatherings with children over 10 years old. "Colonialists" is simpler: children of primary school age can easily figure out the rules.
If you cross history with biology, and all together with the theory of Charles Darwin, you get "Evolution" - one of the best teaching strategies. Created, by the way, by a biology teacher. By playing Evolution, you will learn to grow gills, change color, shamelessly devour rivals, shed your tail - do everything to survive and expand your food supply.

Fantasy worlds and battles

Hobby World has the largest selection of fantasy and combat strategies. The brand has both classic military board games and popular computer and fantasy strategy games in a new format. Most of the games in these series are designed for 2-6 players over the age of 9.
To make it easier to choose and buy a strategy board game for a specific age, use the age filter. You can also sort games in the catalog that are interesting only for girls or only for boys, or choose a compromise option.

World War II is the largest armed conflict in human history. In our country, more attention is paid to the battle between Germany and the USSR, although there were other fronts in addition to this: the Pacific, where Japan and the United States clashed, and the Mediterranean, where the Allies fought the Germans and Italians. The battles were also fought in Africa, and, of course, on the territory of Europe itself. The game “Generals. World War II.

ABOUT THE GAME

In "Generals", each player plays for one of the six countries participating in the Second World War, and the countries are divided into two teams. The Axis is supported by Germany, Italy and Japan. They are opposed by the "Allies" - the USSR, Britain and the USA. The game begins in the conditional year 1939 and ends in the conditional year 1945. In fact, the outcome of the war is determined by you. Perhaps it will turn out that the German blitzkrieg will be successful, and Britain will have to fight off Moscow together with America. Or maybe everything will turn out the other way around, and already in 1942, Soviet tanks will be in Berlin.

The playing field is a map of the world. All land and sea territories on the map are divided into separate regions, for which you will have to wage war. Some regions are marked with stars - these are key areas that are important, they will need to be captured first. There are also several tracks on the field - a victory point counter along the perimeter and a move counter on the left side. In the lower section there are reminders on the sequence of actions of the players and on the phases of the turn.

The game lasts 20 rounds, each of which can be conditionally equated to 3 months. All actions in the game are performed using cards. Each country has its own deck. In total, there are 8 types of cards in the game, and not every deck contains all types. The number of cards in the deck of each country is also different. Let's say Italy has the smallest deck, while America has the largest.

Of the 8 types of cards, half, 4 pieces, are conditionally “simple” cards: construction and attack on land and at sea. Another 4 types of cards are one-time events; economic war cards that force opponents to discard cards from the deck; reaction cards, as well as statuses. Basically, all cards go to the discard pile after being used. The exceptions are reaction cards, which are placed face down on the table and revealed at the right moment, as well as status cards, which remain on the table until the end of the game and somehow change the rules for the player who played them. It is important that the cards that have gone to waste never return, and if someone runs out of a deck, then you stay to play with what you have in your hands, and if these cards also run out, you start to skip moves. Therefore, it is very important to use cards with a reasonable share of savings so as not to be left with nothing at the end of the game, which threatens at least the loss of initiative, and at the most - defeat.

What is the purpose of the war? Mostly for the sake of victory points! Whoever has more of them after the 20th round will win the war. But the party may end ahead of schedule. If at the end of the round (after America has played) the score gap reaches 30, the leading team wins. Another option to end the game ahead of schedule is to capture 2 capitals of the opposing team. The most likely option is the occupation by the Allied team of Germany and Italy located very close, but the capture of Moscow and London by the Axis is also possible. In practice, most often victory is achieved by a gap of 30 points, in second place is the end of the game after the 20th round.

How are these victory points earned? They are awarded at the end of each player's turn. On the field there are sectors marked with stars. These are key territories that bring points to whoever controls them. Each player in his turn receives points for each occupied sector with a star. Another source of points is status cards. They can introduce additional conditions for scoring, such as capturing a specific region or having fleets. Still sometimes points bring economic war cards.

The capture of sectors is carried out with the help of armies - wooden pieces in the form of tanks. At the beginning of the game, each country has an army in its home region, and later, new armies can be placed on the field using construction and event cards. It is important that the number of building cards and army tokens is different for all countries. For example, the USSR can put 7 tanks on the field, and Italy - only 4. Therefore, the potential military power and the ability to hold key sectors are different for all countries. In addition to land, the war will also go to the sea. And, although holding the sea sectors does not bring points, the sea route is the only way to get into some regions. For example, Germany can attack London only by building a fleet in the North Sea. You can not do without ships and island Japan.

There are a few other nuances in the game that I will not focus on - supply rules, the ability to discard cards from the hand to find the right cards in the deck and refresh the hand faster, as well as the choice of starting hand.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS

"Generals" are intended for companies from two to six players. It is best to sit down for her strictly six of us, because. if there are fewer players, someone will have to play for two countries at once, or even for three. This is not very easy, because it will be necessary to navigate in two decks at once and in two sets of cards at once. In practice, it is quite possible to gather five of us, then one person takes control of Germany and Italy at once. It is a little more difficult, but also possible, to play with four players, then one more player will act immediately for both Britain and the USA. And, here, three or two people is, perhaps, too little. It is better to play with such a composition for something else.

GAME TIME

The rules of the game are quite simple. You can understand the essence of the gameplay already in the first game, which for beginners should be preceded by an explanation of the types of cards, supply rules, and the conditions for placing chips on the field. It will take 10 minutes to explain the rules.

The initial preparation takes about 5 minutes. Lay out the field, give everyone a deck and a set of chips, put them in the home regions by army, put the tokens on the counters. Then each player must deal his starting cards, look at them, and immediately put a few of them into the discard pile. This is perhaps the most dramatic part of the game, because it's usually a pity to fold everything.

The duration of the game itself depends on whether there are newcomers at the table. Taking into account the time for explaining the rules, you can meet one and a half to two hours. When experienced players gather at the table, the game usually lasts an hour, a maximum of one and a half. Occasionally there are early wins on points and in the 30th minute of the game.

COMPLEXITY

In my opinion, "Generals" is an easy game, albeit with a small catch. This is manifested in the fact that the rules of the game are quite simple and it does not take much time to master them, everything becomes clear even to an absolute beginner in the first half of the first game. However, you can play consciously only with several sessions behind you, you need to know the deck of each country, imagine what opportunities each player has, what dangerous combinations of cards are that can turn the tide of the war and dramatically change the situation on the field.

Japan is especially worth noting, which is perceived by novice players as a complex and boring country. She has a lot of reaction cards in her deck, and in order to play them thoughtfully, you need to imagine the course of the game and the possibilities of potential opponents in order to know in advance what to defend against. Therefore, it is better not to plant newcomers for Japan. If a mixed composition of inexperienced and experienced has gathered at the table, it is better for newcomers to steer Italy or Britain for the first time, for a beginner these are the friendliest countries.

RANDOM FACTOR

The main source of randomness in the game is the deck. Theoretically, two extreme situations are possible: when the strongest cards come as if by order, and when the hand is completely useless and there is nothing to play. In practice, even the strongest combinations of cards do not always mean an automatic victory, and bad luck can be overcome using the optional “Redistribution of resources” rule: if you desperately need a construction or attack card, but you don’t have it in your hand, you can discard 4 cards and find something in the deck , what is necessary. Therefore, in my opinion, the randomness factor in the game fluctuates at a normal level, although sometimes it can deviate a little from it.

INTERACTION BETWEEN PLAYERS

There is more than enough interaction in the game - all players have to fight for control of key sectors and fight with each other. There are not so many territories with stars on the field, they are located quite close to each other, so that the players get crowded very quickly. What is nice, the interaction is manifested not only in terms of fighting, but also in terms of supporting teammates. Almost every country has cards that allow you to do something good for one of the allies.

DYNAMICS

One of the big pluses of "Generals" is fast moves. On his turn, the player must play only 1 card, choosing one from the 7 cards in his hand. Battles here are also played out instantly and do not require any dice rolls or other time-consuming procedures. Played an attack card - you remove an enemy chip from the field. The move of each player is done very quickly, you don’t have to wait for your turn, and you don’t even notice it, attention is constantly riveted to the field, because. the actions of each country change the game situation and affect everyone.

COMPONENTS

"Generals" is a playing field, six decks of cards and a set of wooden pieces of fleets and armies. The main thing, of course, is the cards, since the entire gameplay is built on them. The quality is normal, good. In terms of design, there are a couple of comments to them. The first, subjective, is sometimes small text. The second, objective, poor design. It has already been noted that the game has 8 types of cards, and so, cards of the same type differ from each other only in text. This is not Magic: The Gathering or even Twilight Struggle, where each event has a unique illustration, the images are the same everywhere. Moreover, even the soldiers and ships on the construction maps of armies and fleets are the same for all countries. The cards differ only in the background flag.

The playing field is good, visual, but, alas, it also has disadvantages. In some places, it is not entirely clear whether individual regions adjoin each other. The rules have a whole list of explanations like “Japan and the Far East are not considered neighboring”, but it will not be possible to remember them the first time. It would be better if the field would be drawn so that such questions do not arise.

I like wooden counters and ships. They look a little abstract, but on the field they look very good, clearly. The rules booklet is also good, everything is clear, with examples and explanations.

WHO WILL LIKE?

• World War II fans
• For fans of asymmetrical games
• People who would like to play Axis & Allies in 2 hours

WHO DOESN'T LIKE?

• For lovers of combat with a bunch of dice
• People who cannot gather at least 5 people at one table
• To people who can't stand war games that Germany can win

SUMMARY

"Generals. World War II is a great game. So beautiful that we've been playing it for over a year now. Purchased both released expansions - Air Marshal, which introduces aviation into the game, and Alternate Histories, which adds new cards with new abilities to the deck of each country. There are already more than 100 (!) games behind us, and we are not going to stop there, each time getting great pleasure from the game. And, which is nice, in almost every game there is some kind of unique, previously unseen situation. Either the Americans will liberate Moscow, or Japan will appear in Western Europe, or the USSR will land on the Japanese islands. I highly recommend playing Generals to anyone who enjoys board games! She is awesome!

"Generals: World War II" is a historical military strategy about the great confrontation between the powers participating in the Second World War: the anti-Hitler coalition and the Berlin-Rome axis. Taking command of the army of one of the parties, the general seeks to de-energize the enemy by blocking access to resources and force the opponent to leave the occupied territory both at sea and on land.

Prestigious awards and nominations

• Best Historical Simulation (Wargame) - International Gamers Award nominee (2015).

Deep military strategy for the company

The board game "Generals: World War II" involves a team confrontation for world domination. Rewriting history in your own way, using logic and diplomatic skills, and ruining the enemy is the main goal of the game.

Gradually occupying territories and cutting off the enemy from supply, the player goes to a brilliant victory, but left without a fleet, equipment and supplies, the general will have to surrender and capitulate. A cooperative game requires coherence of actions and a clear distribution of tasks - to cut off support at all possible locations and isolate armies.

Wargame for two

In the game "Generals: World War II" you can fight together, simultaneously controlling several powers, disposing of geographically scattered armies and blocking enemy sources of resources one after another.

Each country has at its disposal several armies and a fleet (its own deck of cards and a discard pile), the location of troops is clearly visible on the playing field (wooden pieces of armies and fleets), and large-scale battles unfold on land and at sea separately.

Throughout the game (20 rounds), both sides of the confrontation gain victory points for controlled supply sources. So, which of the coalitions is more influential in terms of support, that one wins the war. The game also provides for a more aggressive option to suppress the enemy - occupy 2 enemy home sectors and win!

Who will like

The board game "Generals: World War II" is, first of all, a war for resources, requiring cold-blooded calculation and strategically adjusted interaction of teams. Suitable for both cooperative competition and a duel between two military strategists. An excellent gift for all connoisseurs of the wargame genre and thoughtful historical strategies.