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Jul 15, 2026·Review·09:16·1080·Watch on YouTube

TDG: Fighters of Europe: Theater Expansions - Battle of France & Defense of the Reich

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Boy, I could sure go for some Luftwaffles about now! Join Cody as he takes a look at this expansion to the classic WWII air war game from Ares Games. Will it climb to new heights on your tabletop? Or will it just go down in flames on game night? Let's watch! BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/453630/fighters-of-europe-theater-expansion-defense-of-th Cody Carlson, PhD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiK_bFrJ0cSIjVxnEJtbU7A/videos Ray’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RayPhay Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thediscriminatinggamer Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodyK76

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Fighters of Europe: Theater Expansion – Defense of the Reich

Fighters of Europe: Theater Expansion – Defense of the Reich

Expansion

2025Frank Garibaldi

1 - 2 players

120 min

About Fighters of Europe: Theater Expansion – Defense of the Reich, from BoardGameGeek:

With the second expansion Defense of the Reich, discover a new gameplay with giant aircraft (B-17) and very fast jet fighters (Me262) for a total of 4 new types of aircraft, including also P-51 Mustang and FW 190. This expansion contains large objective marker like railways, train and German factories as well as 5 scenarios to relive major events of the air operations over Germany, like the Schweinfurt raid. A massive improvement to the game duration with 20 hours of play in complete historical immersion. -description from the publisher

Designer

Frank Garibaldi

Artists

Alexandre Bonvalot, Antoine Schindler

Publisher

Capsicum Games

Categories

Aviation / FlightWorld War II

Mechanics

Hex GridVariable Player Powers

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