![]() There are small 8.5”x11” scenarios up to full campaign games stretching across the entire peninsula. ![]() The Greatest Day: Utah Beach includes a wide array of scenarios from the beach landings, to airborne troops seizing Carentan, to cutting the Cotentin Peninsula. We at Multi-Man Publishing are proud to present our tribute to the brave men of yesteryear, who fought on Utah Beach and in the hedgerows of the Cotentin Peninsula. The Greatest Day: Utah Beach is the second of three volumes in the Grand Tactical Series that covers the Battle for Normandy in June of 1944. The Greatest Day: Utah Beach, which is volume two in The Battle for Normandy Series, is a such a monster but it also has some smaller scenarios and some additional maps and cards to use along with those so space may not be too much of a concern for those plays.įrom the game page, we read the following: Now, with our larger table with a recessed play area, we could potentially set this one up and give it a go over an extended period of time. We were really taken aback by this monster wargame! It also is a part of a very revered series that we have yet to play. At that time, we were lucky enough to sit down with 2 of the designers including Tom Holliday and Joe Chacon to discuss the design and also got a look at the game on the table in the open gaming area. While attending WBC in 2018, we got a look at an early prototype copy of a huge Grand Tactical Series game called The Greatest Day: Utah Beach from Multi-Man Publishing. GTS The Greatest Day: Utah Beach from Multi-Man Publishing So, without further quibbling, onto the games! If you disagree with me that much, please let me know without being rude as I have feelings! But, I do like to hear your feedback in order to provide me with some ammunition for posts in the future. I really don’t care if readers agree with my list or not as it truly is my list and I can do with it what I want. Once this post is shared, I expect variants of the following comments/questions: Those aren’t wargames! I am anticipating none of these because they don’t have hexes! Where are the hexes (also counters? or CRT)? What are you smoking Grant? The COIN Series of games are not wargames! I hate your blog! A new one this year was you aren’t a wargamer!Īnd many other and sundry responses. But that is probably a debate for another time. But wargames can include none of these three things and be considered wargames to me. Wargames to me are a broad category not simply relegated to hexes, counters and a CRT. I feel that historical and wargames are somewhat interchangeable because of the quote from Clausewitz “war is a mere continuation of policy with other means”. Once again the same as I did last year, I wanted to let you know that the games chosen for the list might not fit your definition of a wargame. In case you missed my post from last year, you can read that here: Most Anticipated Wargames of 2023! This year, I will focus again on just 10 games in an effort to keep this list manageable. The list has grown each year with the first entry consisting of 11 games in 2018, then growing to 12 games in 20, ballooning to 18 games in 2021 and finally settling on just 10 games in 20. Frankly, I think that 50% is pretty good and I am proud of that effort! One other problem is that there are always more games coming out than we can possibly cover and play but it is still fun to look ahead and play the “what if” game.Įach year since year 3 of the blog (having been started in 2016), I have posted this list highlighting my most anticipated wargames for the upcoming year. In fact, in looking at my list of games last year, just 5 of the 10 games highlighted were not released in 2023. Anticipation for the gaggle of games…that we might or might not, due to production issues, shipping challenges, playtesting issues, supply chain issues, have on our tables in 2024. ![]() ![]() This is one of my favorite posts to write each year.
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