Salerno '43
Weight: 3.0000
COMPONENTS
- 1 22" x 25.5" game map
- 1 Countersheet
- 1 Rules Booklet
- 2 Identical Player Aid cards: 8.5" x 11"
- 1 Allied At Start and Reinforcement Schedule
- 1 German At Start and Reinforcement Schedule
- 1 6-sided die
PUBLISHED 2022
DESIGNER Mark Simonitch
DEVELOPER Christian Diedler
RESEARCH Fred Thomas
MAP & COUNTER ART Mark Simonitch
PRODUCERS Gene Billingsley, Tony Curtis, Andy Lewis, Rodger MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
DESIGNER Mark Simonitch
DEVELOPER Christian Diedler
RESEARCH Fred Thomas
MAP & COUNTER ART Mark Simonitch
PRODUCERS Gene Billingsley, Tony Curtis, Andy Lewis, Rodger MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
Price: $42.00
Component Photos (see slideshow at left) by Scott Mansfield. See Scott's Twitter for more.
LIVING RULES
- Living Rules [Aug 2022]
- Final PACs
- Italian Rules
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Salerno '43 Discussion topic on Consimworld.
- VASSAL Module
- The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! Article from The Players' Aid
REVIEWS
- 20 Minute Video Review from Robert Smith
- 11 Minute Video Review from The Discriminating Gamer
- 16 Minute Video Review from Tabletop Gaming Guild
- Punchboard
- Podcast Review from History on the Table
- Review from BoardLife [Korean]
- 17 Minute Video Review from Matt White Wargames
- 38 Minute Video Review from The Players' Aid
- Dystopeek [French]
UNBOXING VIDEOS
- 8 Minute Unboxing Video from Ones Upon a Game
- 10 Minute Unboxing Video from The Players' Aid
- 11 Minute Unboxing Video from The Boardgames Chronicle
- 11 Minute Unboxing Video from Moe's Game Table
NEWS
Description
alerno ‘43 is a regiment/brigade-level game on the Allied invasion of mainland Italy in September 1943. Two British and two American divisions land in the Bay of Salerno defended by the full strength 16th Panzer Division, which is soon reinforced by five other German mechanized divisions. For 8 days the survival of the beachhead is in doubt, and emergency measures are taken to reinforce the beachhead with the 82nd Airborne Division. With their counter-attack stopped and the British Eighth Army approaching from the south, the Germans withdraw their left flank to avoid being trapped. However, their right flank stubbornly holds back the British from pushing north to Naples.
Counters and map are near final.
Salerno ’43 uses the exact same map, unit, and time scales as Normandy ’44, providing an excellent way to compare these two invasions. Salerno ’43 uses a modified Normandy '44 game system. With a smaller size, the game is easier to learn and play than its predecessor.
Salerno ’43 includes two scenarios: an 8-turn Invasion Scenario and a 24-turn Campaign Game. In the Campaign Game, the Allies must exit the north map edge by the end of September 1943. The Germans must delay the Allies to give time for the construction of the Gustav Line further north. The 8-turn scenario can be finished in an afternoon.
Plans are to make this the first in a 3-part series that takes the U.S. 5th Army to Cassino and Rome.
TIME SCALE: 1 day per turn
MAP SCALE: 3.8 km per hex
UNIT SCALE: Regiment, brigade, and battalion size units
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2
FEATURES: Breakthrough Combat, Artillery Support, ZOC Bonds, and new rules for crossing and fighting across mountain hex sides.
Vassal module image of the At Start positions
