{"product_id":"montelimar-anvil-of-fate-1","title":"Montélimar: Anvil of Fate","description":"\u003ctable padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/adam-starkweather\"\u003eAdam Starkweather\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/compass-games\"\u003eCompass Games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120-3000 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e242312\/montelimar-anvil-fate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/242312\/montelimar-anvil-fate\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMontélimar: Anvil of Fate, On August 15, 1944, the Allies invaded the South of France in Operation Dragoon. Major General Truscott's U.S. VI Corps landed along a 45 mile stretch of French Coast with the objective of isolating the major German forces defending the western part of France and linking up with the Normandy forces breaking out of their beachhead. The southern beachhead would be secured in only 2 days and the Americans were well established inland. With scattered and only occasionally strong resistance, the Americans and now landed French advanced north up the Rhone valley along highway N-7 — heading quickly toward the key rail and road junction at Aix-en-Provence. This was captured on August 19th. At this point, General Truscott activated a provisional force called Task Force Butler. This roughly regimentally sized unit raced ahead of the main force with the objective of capturing the main route of escape for the German Army. The Task Force set up a defensive position in the high ground to the north of Montélimar. They were to hold until relieved. The Germans would throw everything they could at Task Force Butler in a race to return to Germany before the larger Allied Formations coming up from the south and east would join Task Force Butler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, both sides could claim victory — the Allies mauled the enemy forces with the Germans suffering 2100 casualties with several thousand soldiers and large amounts of heavy equipment unable to escape. The Allies suffered only 1200 casualties but much of the German Army did get away and a great opportunity was lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMontélimar: Anvil of Fate is the third game in the Company Scale System and the first game in the Liberation series covering battles in Western Europe in 1944 and 1945. This game, while sharing a similar system to both Saipan: The Bloody Rock and Guam: Return to Glory , will offer a completely different feel to how it plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGame Scale:\u003cbr\u003eGame Turn: 2 hours (daytime)\/ 4-6 hours (nighttime)\u003cbr\u003eHex: 500 meters \/ 547 yards (3\/10 of a mile)\u003cbr\u003eUnits: Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGame Inventory:\u003cbr\u003eFive 22 x 34\" full color mapsheets\u003cbr\u003eSix dual-side printed countersheet (1,056 5\/8\" counters)\u003cbr\u003eOne 40-page Montélimar rulebook\u003cbr\u003eOne 56-page Montélimar scenario book\u003cbr\u003eOne Sequence of Play chart\u003cbr\u003eOne Time\/Date\/Weather\/VP chart\u003cbr\u003eTwo CRT\/TEC charts\u003cbr\u003eFour Divisional Display charts\u003cbr\u003eTwo 10-sided die\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolitaire Playability: High\u003cbr\u003eComplexity Level: Medium-High\u003cbr\u003ePlayers: 2 or more\u003cbr\u003ePlaying Time: 4-50 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Compass Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8490372661299,"sku":"8490372661299","price":118.43,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/pic3920987_232fe3c5-687c-41d1-bc0b-50b3ea73422a.png?v=1578609416","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/montelimar-anvil-of-fate-1","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}