Assault on Arnhem 9+

A lot of the hexwar games are about as simplistic as wargames can be. Nothing wrong with that, I've played and enjoyed the 194x WW2 series of games.

AoA starts getting closer to the gameplay of traditional board wargames with accurate historical scenarios, units, deployments, objectives, higher level formations, formation integrity effects, multiple unit postures/status, HQ effects, limited supply, limited command control ..... Etc. It also offers the ability to play both sides, solo and multiplayer.

Limited scope and scenarios - but that's fine for its £4 price tag.

Overall very happy with this game, looking forward to more of the same ...

Great game - love the units, the movement, the trade offs with the limited movement points, the day/night factor, the way they try to include the randomness of war into it. I think most people who like this stuff will enjoy this all the way through until they try to move to the harder level, and then it’s just a waste of time. Hexwar claim the step up is incremental - the enemy get more movement points and are slightly harder in combat. This is not my experience. The enemy are impossible to beat. I had a panzer unit, and two full SS infantry against one para unit, open fields, not dug in, no supporting anti tank. It should have been a slaughter. I shelled the paras, then attacked with all three units. Not a shell landed on the paras, then my panzers were destroyed and then both infantry attacked until they were red. Not a single loss in the sole para opposition. Really?! I’ve been shelling the US para on the bridge at Nijmegen for days and not a single shell has caused any damage. It’s a bridge - there is no cover! The only option is to keep playing the easier levels and winning, or switching to harder and watching units sit and watch the opposition steamroller a win. Such a shame as this could be a really addictive and interesting game concept if they could tweak the difficulty levels a little.

I agree with another writer about difficulty levels, it is possible to win as axis on higher levels playing purely defensive, almost impossible with allies. Still a good game to play.

I would love to see more traditional strategy games mirroring classic board games such as Operation Mercury or Barbarossa