Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division

About this board game

Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division is a two-player WWII tactical wargame with an approximate playing time of 180 minutes, covering the division’s combat in Europe during 1944.

Part of the Fighting Formations series, the game focuses on combined-arms combat at the platoon and squad levels. One player commands elements of the featured US unit, while the other controls the opposing German forces.

Players alternate giving orders and activating units on the map for various military functions. The system places command decisions at the heart of each battle as both sides respond to the challenges of tactical combat.

The scenarios reflect the wide range of assaults undertaken by the 29ers during their push toward Berlin. Battles send the division against German forces dug into towns and forts, across open fields, and through difficult bocage and woods.

• Two-player WWII tactical combat
• Platoon- and squad-level combined-arms action
• Alternating orders and unit activations
• Scenarios featuring towns, forts, open fields, bocage, and woods

Every new battlefield forces the US player to learn new tactics for overcoming its obstacles, while the opposing player seeks to hold those positions. With its focus on a distinct combat unit, its order of battle, and its fighting characteristics, Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division presents a focused look at the division’s 1944 campaign.