
2025Danny Holte
Mainly playthroughs. The Battle for Normandy: Deluxe Edition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 4 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
The Battle for Normandy, Deluxe Edition is a game that represents the climactic campaign in Normandy from D-Day, 6 June 1944 to the first week of August 1944 at primarily battalion level. Numerous scenarios are included to play out various smaller battles in Normandy. It is intended for two players or player teams. - Campaign : 5 maps, 6 June - 10 Aug - Bloody Omaha : part of one map, 6 June - 10 June - Cobra : 2 maps (most of play on one though), 25 July - 31 July - Goodwood & Cobra (combined): 4 maps, 18 July - 31 July - Operation Epsom : 1 map, 26 June - 1 July - The Battle for Cherbourg : 1 map, 18 June - 27 June Game Features: Time Scale - 6 hours per turn Map Scale - 1250 yards per hex Unit Scale - Battalion or Company It has been about twelve years since The Battle for Normandy was originally released. The game system remains basically the same, but many units have been adjusted, all of the maps have minor changes, and some whole rules sections have been revamped to better represent the historical reality, while minimizing further complexity. The original expansion is included in this Deluxe Edition (while remaining optional), and there are also new scenarios.
The Battle for Normandy: Deluxe Edition has 7 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 4 playthroughs and 2 unboxings. They date from 2025 to April 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Review of The Battle for Normandy [Deluxe Ed. - GMT 2025]" by Wise Guy History. To see it played, watch "Introduction to 'Cobra' scenario from The Battle for Normandy [Deluxe Edition]" by Wise Guy History, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try HUSKY 8 and The Supreme Commander: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945, also by Danny Holte, or World War I: 1914-1918 and Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, which share several of its mechanics.
2013Danny Holte
2 - 5 players300 minHeavy weight
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2 players180 minMedium weight
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2 - 4 players60 - 600 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The Battle for Normandy, Deluxe Edition is a game that represents the climactic campaign in Normandy from D-Day, 6 June 1944 to the first week of August 1944 at primarily battalion level. Numerous scenarios are included to play out various smaller battles in Normandy. It is intended for two players or player teams. - Campaign : 5 maps, 6 June - 10 Aug - Bloody Omaha : part of one map, 6 June - 10 June - Cobra : 2 maps (most of play on one though), 25 July - 31 July - Goodwood & Cobra (combined): 4 maps, 18 July - 31 July - Operation Epsom : 1 map, 26 June - 1 July - The Battle for Cherbourg : 1 map, 18 June - 27 June Game Features: Time Scale - 6 hours per turn Map Scale - 1250 yards per hex Unit Scale - Battalion or Company It has been about twelve years since The Battle for Normandy was originally released. The game system remains basically the same, but many units have been adjusted, all of the maps have minor changes, and some whole rules sections have been revamped to better represent the historical reality, while minimizing further complexity. The original expansion is included in this Deluxe Edition (while remaining optional), and there are also new scenarios.
Designer
Danny Holte
Artists
Danny Holte, Charles Kibler, Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
Publisher
GMT Games
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