A Raging Storm

About this board game

A Raging Storm is a high-complexity tactical combat wargame for 2 players, with a listed playing time of 60 minutes. Published in 1997, it is the eleventh game in The Gamers’ Tactical Combat Series.

The game recreates the British 1st Infantry Division’s defense of the Campoleone Salient near Anzio on February 3–4, 1944. It covers the first of several German attacks against the Anzio beachhead, a brutal battle remembered by those involved as resembling the trench warfare of World War I.

A Raging Storm focuses on the tenacity and fighting qualities demonstrated by the British defense. Its detailed scale represents 20-minute turns, hexes measuring 125 yards (114 meters), infantry platoons, and individual vehicles.

• Two 22 × 34-inch full-color mapsheets
• 980 half-inch counters across four double-sided countersheets
• A 28-page Tactical Combat Series version 3.1 rulebook
• A 24-page game-specific rulebook
• Two charts and tables folders plus three player aid cards
• Two six-sided dice

The official listing identifies the game as suitable for 1 or more players, with medium solitaire playability, while BoardGameGeek data lists it for 2 players. The official playing-time range is 6–20 hours, reflecting a substantially longer session than the separate 60-minute listing.

With its focused historical setting, platoon-level forces, individual vehicles, and extensive Tactical Combat Series materials, A Raging Storm offers a detailed study of one of the bloodiest actions around the Anzio beachhead.