The Longest Trench

About this board game

The Longest Trench is a World War I strategic card game listed for 2–4 players, with a listed play time of 180 minutes. Its official description presents it as a two-player game that can be finished in one or two hours.

Players take the roles of supreme commanders directing the conflict between the Central Powers—Germany and her allies—and the Entente, including Great Britain, France, Russia, and their allies. The game recreates World War I through a historical series of land and sea battles.

Success depends on making the right allocation at the right moment. Deploy your available forces across the fronts, choosing where troops, planes, and ships can have the greatest effect while arranging possible support.

• Command opposing sides: the Central Powers or the Entente.
• Fight through land and sea battles.
• Allocate troops, planes, and ships across the fronts.
• Use possible support from air, mines, and trenches.

The central challenge is strategic timing. A strong force placed on the wrong front may not be enough; commanders must decide where their resources matter most and when to commit them. Every decision contributes to the broader struggle to defeat the opposing supreme commander.

Designed primarily as a quick-playing, fun game, The Longest Trench offers a focused way to engage with the strategic viewpoint of the First World War. Its combination of historical sides, multiple fronts, and varied military support creates a contest of allocation, timing, and opposing plans.