The Fields of Normandy: A Solitaire Wargame

About this board game

The Fields of Normandy: A Solitaire Wargame is an accessible, portable hex-and-counter wargame in a book for one player, with sessions lasting about 40 minutes.

Set during the Allied push into Normandy in World War II, the game puts you in charge of rifle squads, machine gun teams, mortar teams, and PIAT teams. Your task is to order these units across the map and achieve each mission’s objectives while responding to enemy threats along the way.

The rules handle the enemy side by revealing, positioning, and attacking with opposing units. You focus on making decisions for your forces, while random enemies create changing situations from one game to the next.

• 15 missions across varied maps
• Solo play with random enemy activity
• Book-based hex-and-counter gameplay
• Requires only a pencil, two standard six-sided dice, and an eraser

Instructions and colour game maps are included, so no additional game components are needed beyond the listed supplies. Its compact format makes it easy to take along, while the missions and random opposition provide plenty of replayability.

The Fields of Normandy is one of the simpler games in this system. Players looking for a similar experience with progressively more complexity can also consider The Fields of Normandy 2 and The Fields of Normandy XL, which may suit those with experience of wargames or solo gaming generally.