Axis & Allies: D-Day
It’s the morning of June 6; 1944. As Allied forces prepare to storm Normandy’s beaches; the fate of Europe is in your hands! In honor of next year’s 60th anniversary of D-Day; Avalon Hill will release Axis & Allies D-Day; a new; stand-alone extension of the classic strategy game Axis & Allies. Axis & Allies D-Day will allow players to recreate the largest amphibious invasion in history.
Axis & Allies D-Day features detailed game components including a new blockhouse piece; an extra-large game board; and original artwork commissioned exclusively for the D-Day game box. Other elements of this new Axis & Allies variant include a card deck with three card types -- Orders; Tactics; and Fortune -- to add depth and complexity to play. Order cards determine play sequence and break turns into distinct phases; Tactics cards offer players varied strategic opportunities; and Fortune cards add an element of unpredictability.
Axis & Allies D-Day begins as Operation Overlord; the invasion of German-held Normandy; is underway -- 130;000 soldiers of the United Kingdom; Canada; and the United States are poised to assault Fortress Europe. You and your fellow world powers control their fates.
One player controls Germany; whose Axis forces have turned the beaches of Normandy into a near-impenetrable stronghold. Set to breach those defenses are the Allies: the United Kingdom; Canada; and the United States. The future of Europe and the world hangs in the balance.
Axis & Allies D-Day is designed for two or three players and can be played in two hours. Axis & Allies D-Day is the third Axis & Allies variant; following the successful Axis & Allies Europe and Axis & Allies Pacific; both of which were published in 2001.
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