Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division

About this board game

Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division is a two-player World War II formation game with an approximate playing time of 180 minutes, focused on the actions of an individual division.

The game operates at a scale of 75 meters per hex, with each turn representing about five minutes of real time. Units include squads, guns with their inherent crews, individual vehicles, and platoons, creating a detailed battlefield framework for commanding infantry and supporting forces.

Rather than using a strict Igo-Yougo sequence, Fighting Formations uses an impulse-style back-and-forth system. Orders have different costs in Initiative, and the player with the most Initiative at a given moment gets to take the next action on the map. This creates a fluid rhythm in which command choices directly affect who can act and when.

The game also includes card-based Assets, such as snipers, artillery, air support, and demolitions. These cards add specialized options to the battlefield, but the game is not card-driven; they support the main order and initiative engine rather than replacing it.

• Four back-printed 22″ x 34″ mapsheets
• Five countersheets and 55 cards
• A 24-page series rulebook and 48-page playbook
• An 8.5″ x 22″ track display and cardstock player aids
• Dice ranging from d6 through d20, plus wooden markers

Released in 2011, Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division is the first title in a planned series centered on notable formations and battles of World War II.