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Ambush!

#1608BGG ↗

1983 · 1-1 players · 240min · weight 3.25 · 2,444 ratings

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ID
1608
Name
Ambush!
Year
1983
Rank
766
Min players
1
Max players
1
Playing time
240
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
240
Avg weight
3.2544
Num weights
283
Bayes avg
6.47792
Average
7.53012
Users rated
2444
Num owned
5341
Wanting
222
Wishing
1108
Num comments
1110
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:16:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (14)
Action PointsDice RollingEventsGrid MovementHexagon GridLine of SightMovement PointsPaper-and-PencilRatio / Combat Results TableScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSecret Unit DeploymentSimulationSolo / Solitaire GameVariable Set-up
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (1086 chars)

from the back of the box: Ambush! is the solitaire wargame of combat, adventure, and heroism in World War Two France. Using a ground-breaking development of the programmed paragraph solitaire system, Ambush! gives the player control of an American squad, faced with a variety of missions against an ever-changing, hidden German foe. The variable events, innumerable tactical options, and wealth of unexpected occurrences make Ambush! a solitaire gaming experience unlike any that has gone before. The easily learned rules are specially designed to get the player into the action within minutes. The player selects and arms his squad, providing each soldier with command and initiative ratings, perception, weapons skill, driving skill, and movement capability. After selecting one of the eight missions provided, the player sends his squad into a mission map to conduct operations called for in the mission. Soldiers move freely, as far as the player wishes, checking for events each time they move...until the sequenced action rounds are triggered by the whine of German bullets!

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