WestFront II: The War in Europe 1943-45 – Second Edition

About this board game

WestFront II: The War in Europe 1943-45 – Second Edition is a two-player World War II strategy game with an approximate playing time of 240 minutes. It covers the conflict between Germany and the Western Allies across the Western Front.

Players must manage production, supply, command control, and weather while attempting to break the opposing side’s lines. The game uses the Columbia Games Block system: wooden blocks stand upright, showing unit details only on one side to create a distinctive fog of war.

• Individual, linkable six-month scenarios covering June 1943 through May 1945
• Two maps forming a 44″ x 34″ playing area
• A map spanning Western Europe from Spain to Norway
• Blocks that rotate to show reductions in unit strength
• All original WestFront scenarios included

The scenario structure lets players explore separate periods of the war or link the six-month sections together. Across these scenarios, both sides contend with the changing demands of a large-scale European campaign while keeping unit information concealed from the opponent.

WestFront II is part of the re-release of the EuroFront series, alongside EastFront: The War in Russia 1941-45 – Second Edition and EuroFront: The War in Europe, 1936-45 – Second Edition. Released in 2006, WestFront II provides a focused look at the war in Western Europe through its scenario-based campaign and block-driven uncertainty.