Wipers Salient

About this board game

Wipers Salient is a solitaire deck-building game for one player, designed to take about 60 minutes. Released in 2015, it uses a specialised deck of 52 cards to place you in command of the Allied effort during the First World War.

Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained fighting between German and Allied forces. In the game, you take the part of the Allies as they struggle to hold back Germany during a series of incessant attacks.

Your challenge is to gather the resources needed to keep your position intact while responding to the pressure of the enemy. The game focuses on balancing several vital concerns:

• Maintaining your Health
• Protecting your Morale
• Attacking the enemy
• Avoiding being overwhelmed by German forces

Every decision is tied to the escalating demands of the battlefield. Resources must support your Health and Morale, but you must also attack to prevent the enemy from gaining the upper hand.

With its single-player format and dedicated 52-card deck, Wipers Salient presents a focused test of endurance. The game captures the pressure of holding a contested position through repeated attacks, asking you to maintain the Allied effort while managing the resources necessary to survive.

For players interested in a compact World War I game built around solitaire deck building, resource gathering, and sustained military pressure, Wipers Salient offers a direct confrontation with the struggle to hold back Germany at Ypres.