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Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front

Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front

2025·Lisa Smedman

Videos
24
Creators
7

Mostly playthroughs. Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 17 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 players
60 - 300 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Trench Raid is a single-player game set on the Western Front in World War One. The player assembles a group of 10 raiders and plots their course on a map towards the enemy lines on the other side of No Man's Land. With 12 different raid objectives and 20 random events that can take place during the crossing, no two playthroughs will be exactly the same. The game also includes rules for campaign play - whether their raid was successful or not, the soldiers who make it back to their trench lines relatively unscathed will steadily get better at raiding, learning through experience how to survive. “The generals would want to know which German units were in the line opposite you. And so they'd send up the order for us to raid. ‘Go get prisoners,' they'd say. We knew it was a waste of time, and we hated it, but we did it. The idea was to crawl through the wire and jump into the enemy trench. We had to be quiet, so we fought with our bayonets, or with a studded club or the butt of our rifle. If we weren't quick, the enemy would shout, and then the fun would start. Our bomber would throw a Mills bomb into the next bay, and after it went off the rifleman would dash forward and dispose of anyone who was left.” -British officer Murray Rymer-Jones Complexity: Low Playing time: 1 Hour Per Raid Solitaire Suitability: Very High (Designed For Solitaire) Players: 1 Map Scale: 1 Hex = Several Yards Time Scale: 1 Game = 1 Raid Unit Scale: Individuals -description from the publisher

Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front

Watch first

Learn to play

Trench Raid - In Focus4:20

Trench Raid - In Focus

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

Review

Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games12:48

Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Watch it played

Trench Raid 11:14:10

Trench Raid 1

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Which Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front video should I watch?

Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front has 24 videos from 7 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides, 17 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from March to December 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Trench Raid - In Focus" by BoardGameGeek, which runs 4 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games" by Zilla Blitz. To see it played, watch "Trench Raid 1" by Popping Smoke, one of 17 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Co-opoly: a "conversion kit" for Monopoly, also by Lisa Smedman, or Fields of Fire, D-Day at Saipan and Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of Normandy, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Trench Raid AAR 1Playthrough6:25

Trench Raid AAR 1

Deacon Mike Welker

Deacon Mike Welker

Trench Raid Unboxing & First Look | Compass Games WWI Strategy Board GameUnboxing8:15

Trench Raid Unboxing & First Look | Compass Games WWI Strategy Board Game

Poultergeist Board Games

Poultergeist Board Games

¿The Great War + Trench Raid? ¡Fusión!How to play24:43

¿The Great War + Trench Raid? ¡Fusión!

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Unboxing Trench Raid (Compass Games, 2025) [ES/EN]Unboxing14:47

Unboxing Trench Raid (Compass Games, 2025) [ES/EN]

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass GamesReview12:48

Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 2 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass GamesPlaythrough14:37

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 2 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 1 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass GamesPlaythrough23:56

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 1 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Trench Raid FinalePlaythrough11:46

Trench Raid Finale

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 5Playthrough1:01:26

Trench Raid 5

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Refit 4Playthrough13:06

Trench Raid Refit 4

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 4Playthrough17:57

Trench Raid 4

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Refit 3Playthrough17:46

Trench Raid Refit 3

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid - In Focus4:20

Trench Raid - In Focus

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

¿The Great War + Trench Raid? ¡Fusión!24:43

¿The Great War + Trench Raid? ¡Fusión!

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games12:48

Trench Raid Light Review & Impressions | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Trench Raid 11:14:10

Trench Raid 1

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 1 Refit20:21

Trench Raid 1 Refit

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 2 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games14:37

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 2 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Trench Raid 2A46:11

Trench Raid 2A

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 1 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games23:56

Trench Raid Mission Gameplay Episode 1 | World War 1 Solo Tactical Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Trench Raid 020:29

Trench Raid 0

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 417:57

Trench Raid 4

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 2B41:19

Trench Raid 2B

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Finale11:46

Trench Raid Finale

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 51:01:26

Trench Raid 5

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 338:08

Trench Raid 3

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Refit 232:17

Trench Raid Refit 2

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Refit 413:06

Trench Raid Refit 4

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 2C33:36

Trench Raid 2C

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid Refit 317:46

Trench Raid Refit 3

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid 3B32:57

Trench Raid 3B

Popping Smoke

Popping Smoke

Trench Raid AAR 16:25

Trench Raid AAR 1

Deacon Mike Welker

Deacon Mike Welker

Trench Raid First Look & Overview | World War 1 Solo (Solitaire) Wargame | Compass Games16:20

Trench Raid First Look & Overview | World War 1 Solo (Solitaire) Wargame | Compass Games

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Unboxing Trench Raid (Compass Games, 2025) [ES/EN]14:47

Unboxing Trench Raid (Compass Games, 2025) [ES/EN]

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)

Trench Raid Unboxing & First Look | Compass Games WWI Strategy Board Game8:15

Trench Raid Unboxing & First Look | Compass Games WWI Strategy Board Game

Poultergeist Board Games

Poultergeist Board Games

Creators who cover this

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Popping Smoke
Popping Smoke
14 videos of this game
Zilla Blitz
Zilla Blitz
4 videos of this game
Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)
Josep Oliver (Cisne Negro)
2 videos of this game
BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek
1 video of this game
Deacon Mike Welker
Deacon Mike Welker
1 video of this game
Legendary Tactics
Legendary Tactics
1 video of this game
Poultergeist Board Games
Poultergeist Board Games
1 video of this game

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About Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front

From BoardGameGeek:

Trench Raid is a single-player game set on the Western Front in World War One. The player assembles a group of 10 raiders and plots their course on a map towards the enemy lines on the other side of No Man's Land. With 12 different raid objectives and 20 random events that can take place during the crossing, no two playthroughs will be exactly the same. The game also includes rules for campaign play - whether their raid was successful or not, the soldiers who make it back to their trench lines relatively unscathed will steadily get better at raiding, learning through experience how to survive. “The generals would want to know which German units were in the line opposite you. And so they'd send up the order for us to raid. ‘Go get prisoners,' they'd say. We knew it was a waste of time, and we hated it, but we did it. The idea was to crawl through the wire and jump into the enemy trench. We had to be quiet, so we fought with our bayonets, or with a studded club or the butt of our rifle. If we weren't quick, the enemy would shout, and then the fun would start. Our bomber would throw a Mills bomb into the next bay, and after it went off the rifleman would dash forward and dispose of anyone who was left.” -British officer Murray Rymer-Jones Complexity: Low Playing time: 1 Hour Per Raid Solitaire Suitability: Very High (Designed For Solitaire) Players: 1 Map Scale: 1 Hex = Several Yards Time Scale: 1 Game = 1 Raid Unit Scale: Individuals -description from the publisher

Designer

Lisa Smedman

Artist

Ilya Kudriashov

Publisher

Compass Games

Categories

WargameWorld War I

Mechanics

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