Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy

V for Victory

World War II Skirmish Rules

By Alex Buchel and Alex Verger (Studio Tomahawk, 2024) £32.00

Dice: D6, D8, D12 Card Activation

V for Victory is a World War 2 game designed for 2 to 4 players commanding a platoon-level force on a 4’ x 4’ tabletop. The game is designed in a way to emulate the nuances of war, where being aware of your own troop quality, terrain, and enemy movements is key.

Gameplay

To play, players need: the rulebook, a deck of cards (which include activation and bonus cards), measuring rulers (which are available to purchase but players can note the measurements used in the game and use other methods to measure), markers, tokens, and a set of polyhedral dice (which are key to the core mechanics of the game) and terrain… Lots of it! Players will also need a platoon level force, which amounts to

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