Paths of Glory: Player’s Guide

About this expansion

Paths of Glory: Player’s Guide is a two-player expansion kit released in 2001, featuring strategy advice, new scenarios, variants, optional cards, and additional counters for Paths of Glory.

This 48-page magazine offers practical guidance for players looking to explore the many strategic possibilities of the game. Articles examine the Mobilization, Limited War, and Total War cards, while also discussing supply lines, the Italian Front, optional rules, and play by email.

The guide also adds new ways to begin and customize your games. Official starting setups cover campaigns beginning in 1915, 1916, or 1917, with card dispositions included. Other articles present pre-war choices, strategic options, historical variants, and additional variant card ideas.

• Strategy articles covering August 1914 openings and the progression from Mobilization to Total War
• New scenarios with official starting setups for later war years
• Twenty optional cards, with articles explaining their historical bases
• A 1/4 sheet of additional counters
• Analysis of supply, the Italian Front, optional rules, and game balance
• Variants for changing force setups, card decks, and later gameplay

Written by contributors including Peter P. Perla, Ted Raicer, Ananda Gupta, Kris Weinschneker, and others, the Player’s Guide combines tactical discussion with new content for experimentation. Its articles are designed to help players assess key features, try different approaches, and find fresh paths through the conflict.

Recent deluxe editions of the base game, beginning with the 6th edition in 2018, already include the optional counters and 20 optional cards originally released in this guide.