Forward Defense '85 - Boxed Version

Forward Defense '85 is a solitaire tactical tabletop wargame where the player leads a company-sized NATO element in a hypothetical, realistic WW3.  The experience of your units, the terrain, your objectives, and the balance of the overall campaign affect each and every procedurally-generated battle in the campaign. Every decision matters and requires you to value your resources: Is it worth holding that town and securing a tactical victory? Or is it wiser to withdraw your best armor platoon to fight another day? See Forward Defense '85 on BoardGameGeek Read an interview with the designer on The Players' AidRead an interview with the designer on The Boardgames Chronicle Download the rulebook See a playthrough example Forward Defense '85 simulates the fast, ultra high-intensity battles that would have been expected in the opening phase of a Cold War gone hot. Game mechanics are built to reflect the AI using actual Soviet doctrine versus a more nimble but dramatically outnumbered NATO pl