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Sep 29, 2025·Board game video·17:39·50·Watch on YouTube

GR/D Europa First to Fight: Victory Conditions & Order of Battle

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Watch “GR/D Europa First to Fight: Victory Conditions & Order of Battle,” a board game video for First to Fight from CharacterNPC on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by CharacterNPC on YouTube:

As I setup for the next battle of my playthrough of WW2 battles with my friend, I wanted to present some of the finer points of GR/D Europa - First to Fight. Mainly the unique victory conditions and a little about the order of battle. We are using Wavell's War rules and charts, Since things changed over the years between the GDW games from the 1970's and the GR/D games into the 1990's. It works perfectly well if you use a GDW 70's Europa game with the latest rules, charts, and weather zones! GRD Europa or GR/D Europa - First to Fight is considered an 'upgraded' release of the original GDW Europa game, Case White. Fall Weiss, the German name for the operation which translates to 'Case White' in English has some very interesting and unique aspects to the game. How Stalin's Soviet forces getting involved and the possibility for the French to begin an offensive on a 'West Front' adds some real flair to a battle that you know the Polish forces will lose (and likely badly). All of the Europa games can be linked together to play through just about all of World War 2 in Europe and I hope more people will find time to get it out and on their table to play!

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First to Fight

First to Fight

1991·John Astell

2 players
120 - 240 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About First to Fight, from BoardGameGeek:

On September 1, 1939 Germany unleased a new weapon that permanently changed the face of warfare. On that shattered dawn a blitzkrieg swept over Poland and in thirty short days the balance of power was reshuffled and Europe was at war. First To Fight is a historical recreation of this first campaign of World War II. A two player game with one side representing the German high command and the other, the Polish high command. Germany must attempt to crush Poland using a lightning campaign of combined arms, panzers and air power, for speed is the essence of victory. Germany must finish the battle and shift its army back to the western front to forestall an Anglo-French offensive. First To Fight is an Europa game. The two maps depict Poland and its neighbors at a scale of 16 miles per hex. The extensive terrain types show the diversity of Eastern Europe: from mountains to marsh, open plains to dense forest. The counters represent the German, Polish, and Soviet forces that fought in the campaign. Ground units are scaled at divisions, brigades, régiments, and battalions; air units in groups of 40 to 60 aircraft. The rules incorporate the latest state-of-the-art in play for the Europa System. Boot Camp - An introductory rules set for beginners. In this game are the new Boot Camp rules, an introduction to the Europa System. This eight page rules set, when used with "First To Fight", gets you into the action right away. Grand Europa - The entire 1939 German Army. When the series is complete set of rules that will allow you to play the entire war in Europe will be published. We call this final set of linking rules Grand Europa. As a bonus we have included the German army for 1939 which is part of this grand scheme. GAME COMPONENTS : 1,056 Die Cut Counters Two Maps Rules Book Chart Set Boot Camp Rules PLAYING TIME: 2-4 Hours NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 Players TIME SCALE: Three Day Turns. MAP SCALE: 16 miles per hex UNIT SCALE: Divisions, régiments, battalions Game Credits: Design: John M. Astell Development & Design: Rick Gayler Art Direction: Barbie Pratt, Winston Hamilton (from the back of the box) First edition Components (1991): Countersheets 18A, 19A, 57 & ACS (1056 Counters) Two Maps (Europa Maps 13A & 37) Rules Book OB Book Chart Set Two Six-Sided Dice Second edition Components (1999): Countersheets CS 18B, 19B, 57A, 57A-1 & ACS-2 (1296 Counters) Two Maps (Europa Maps 13A & 37) rules (dated 1998) - 32 pages orders of battle (dated 1997) - 28 pages 7 charts "First to Fight" & 4 charts "Grand Europa" A refit kit was also published in 1999 to upgrade rules and counters. It includes most second edition components: rules (dated 1998) - 32 pages orders of battle (dated 1997) - 28 pages revision guide (dated 1998) - explains how to update 1991 rules with 1997 counters - 3 pages 7 charts "First to Fight" & 4 charts "Grand Europa" 4 countersheets: CS 18B, CS 19B, CS 57A and CS57A-1 (dated 1997) (from a user having all editions)

Designer

John Astell

Artists

Winston Hamilton, Barbie Pratt

Publisher

Games Research/Design (GR/D)

Categories

WargameWorld War II

Mechanics

Hex Grid
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First to Fight

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