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Fortress Europa

#4050BGG ↗

1978 · 2-2 players · 240min · weight 3.15 · 659 ratings

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ID
4050
Name
Fortress Europa
Year
1978
Rank
5651
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
240
Min playtime
240
Max playtime
240
Avg weight
3.1505
Num weights
93
Bayes avg
5.73468
Average
6.70649
Users rated
659
Num owned
1970
Wanting
12
Wishing
65
Num comments
397
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (8)
Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSimulationSudden Death EndingZone of Control
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (1349 chars)

Fortress Europa recreates the Allied campaign in Western Europe from D-Day to March 1945. The Allied player must select an invasion site and make a successful landing, break out of the beachhead, drive across France and push deep into Germany. The German player must prevent the Allied Invasion or else conduct an orderly withdrawal across France, constantly delaying the Allies, and then counter attacking in the winter. Fortress Europa is the successor to Avalon Hill’s highly acclaimed Russian Campaign...The basic game is 37 turns long, but several scenarios are provided for those wishing a shorter game. In addition, Sudden Death Victory Conditions are included which shorten the basic game ... Fortress Europa comes in an 8.5” x 11.5” x 2” game box with a three part mounted 22” x 24” map board; 520 double-sided die cut cardboard counters; a 16-page rule booklet with rules for play; optional rules and scenarios; several cardstock player aids including German & Allied Order of Battle charts; Aircraft Mission and Replacement Chart and a Time Record Chart; and one six sided die. Avalon Hill also published, separately, a Play By Mail (PBM) kit for Fortress Europa including two-page, pink instructions and double sided pages for the German and Allied Order of Battle Charts used for tracking play.

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