1986Bruce Shelley, Francis Tresham
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2 - 7 players180 - 360 minVery heavy weight

1987Bruce Shelley
Playthroughs. Patton's Best is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 49 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
This is a solitaire game involving tank command-- that is you control a Sherman tank (17 variations) and command a crew assigned to the 4th Armored Division as you move out of the "Cobra Breakout" following the Normandy invasion. You and your tank move into a new territory and deal with German defenses situated in northern France and, as the campaign game goes on, across the Rhine and into Germany. You will need to make life and death decisions in managing your crew's actions, your tank's facing, and attempt to take out enemy forces without losing your tank (which is extremely challenging). The combat system utilizes an "area map" for the larger scale movement of your "task force" but then cleverly switches to an abstracted "Battle Board" when contact is made with the enemy. Many time you are ambushed. Sometimes you are the "lead tank" and draw the enemies fire. Other times you may actually have some High Velocity Armor Piercing loaded in your gun when you meet up with that Tiger lurking over the hill... For those of you who like to roll percentile dice --this game's for you!
Patton's Best has 53 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 49 playthroughs and 2 unboxings. They date from 2018 to January 2023.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Patton's Best - Unboxing" by Mark Anderson. To see it played, watch "Patton's Best [Episode 1] - Playthrough" by Boards, Bricks & Battlefields, one of 49 playthroughs.
If you like it, try 1830: Railways & Robber Barons and B-17: Queen of the Skies, also by Bruce Shelley, or Ambush! and Save: South Vietnam!, which share several of its mechanics.
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2 - 7 players180 - 360 minVery heavy weight
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From BoardGameGeek:
This is a solitaire game involving tank command-- that is you control a Sherman tank (17 variations) and command a crew assigned to the 4th Armored Division as you move out of the "Cobra Breakout" following the Normandy invasion. You and your tank move into a new territory and deal with German defenses situated in northern France and, as the campaign game goes on, across the Rhine and into Germany. You will need to make life and death decisions in managing your crew's actions, your tank's facing, and attempt to take out enemy forces without losing your tank (which is extremely challenging). The combat system utilizes an "area map" for the larger scale movement of your "task force" but then cleverly switches to an abstracted "Battle Board" when contact is made with the enemy. Many time you are ambushed. Sometimes you are the "lead tank" and draw the enemies fire. Other times you may actually have some High Velocity Armor Piercing loaded in your gun when you meet up with that Tiger lurking over the hill... For those of you who like to roll percentile dice --this game's for you!
Designer
Bruce Shelley
Artists
Charles Kibler, George I. Parrish, Jr.
Publisher
The Avalon Hill Game Co
Categories
Mechanics