1940

About this board game

1940 is a two-player board game about the Battle for France and the Low Countries, designed for a 120-minute playing time. Released in 1980, it places the German Wehrmacht poised on the borders of France.

The game presents the conflict at both corps and division scale. Its map uses hexes representing 26 kilometers, giving each position a clear geographic scope while keeping the action focused on the major area described by the game.

Each game turn represents five days. This time scale provides the framework for following the battle as it unfolds, linking movement across the map with a defined historical rhythm.

• Players: 2
• Playing time: 120 minutes
• Unit scale: corps and divisions
• Map scale: 26 kilometers per hex
• Turn length: 5 days

With its concentrated setting and clearly defined scales, 1940 focuses on the military situation surrounding France and the Low Countries. The combination of corps- and division-scale units, a 26-kilometer hex grid, and five-day turns establishes the game’s distinctive historical framework.

For players interested in board games covering the Battle for France and the Low Countries, 1940 offers a compact presentation of the conflict through its specific map, unit, and time scales.