The Great War in Europe: Deluxe Edition

About this board game

The Great War in Europe: Deluxe Edition is a historical board game for 2–4 players with an approximately 600-minute playing time, offering scenarios that span the fronts and years of the First World War.

This Deluxe edition brings together The Great War in Europe and its expansion, The Great War in the Near East. The rules were rewritten to make the game more realistic while also making it quicker and easier to play.

Choose from focused scenarios lasting as little as two or three hours, or settle in for the full campaign game, which can occupy an entire weekend. Scenarios are provided for each front for each year of the war, creating a broad range of ways to experience the conflict.

• Three maps: Eastern Front, Western Front, and Turkey
• Approximately 1,500 counters measuring half an inch
• Multiple scenarios covering each front and every year of the war
• A full campaign game for an extended Great War experience

Despite its scale, The Great War in Europe: Deluxe Edition is designed to keep downtime low. While one player takes a turn on the Eastern Front, the other can be taking a turn on the Western Front, allowing activity on separate fronts to proceed with very little waiting.

Originally developed from Ted Raicer’s 1995 game published in Command Magazine by XTR Corporation, this 2007 Deluxe edition updates two classic designs. It delivers the Great War atmosphere and challenges associated with the designer of Paths of Glory, Clash of Giants, Reds, and Grand Illusion.