Festung Europa: The Campaign for Western Europe, 1943-1945

About this board game

Festung Europa: The Campaign for Western Europe, 1943–1945 is a two-player Second World War game with an approximate play time of 240 minutes. It simulates the European Theatre of Operations from the fall of Tunis in May 1943 through the final Axis surrender in 1945.

The game focuses on a pivotal period of the war, placing its campaign between the conclusion of the North African fighting and the end of the conflict in Europe. Its setting covers the campaign for Western Europe during these decisive years.

Festung Europa uses the card system from MMP’s award-nominated Shifting Sands: The Campaign for North Africa, 1940–1943. This shared system connects the game to an established approach for presenting a historical campaign through cards.

• Players: 2
• Play time: approximately 240 minutes
• Period: 1943–1945
• Theatre: European Theatre of Operations
• System: based on the card system used in Shifting Sands

Released in 2016, Festung Europa offers a focused simulation of the war in Western Europe across a defined historical timeframe. For players interested in Second World War campaigns and card-based historical game systems, it provides a dedicated two-player experience built around this important chapter of the European Theatre of Operations.