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| | | Description: | | World War II was the greatest mobilization of fighting men and machines that the world has ever seen! Tanks and soldiers combined into a veritable tide of iron that changed the world. Now, the largest and deadliest conflict in history comes to your tabletop in Fantasy Flight's game of World War II squad-level tactics! This epic game grants two to four players control of either the American or German military forces. An innovative game system allows players to customize their squad compositions, make both tactical and strategic decisions with the unique "command" system and engage the enemy through the planning and execution of WWII battlefield tactics. Tide of Iron provides players with a vast array of high-quality modular game boards, terrain overlay pieces, various battlefield fortifications, operations and strategy cards, as well as 17 unique unit types, and features hundreds of detailed plastic figures, including soldiers, tanks and other combat vehicles. For up to six players (divided into two teams). | | | Features: | |
• Over a hundred miniatures, including infantry and the vehicles of WWII
• Historic squad-based combat
• Age: 12 +
• Number of Players: 2 - 4
• Playing Time: 1 - 4 hrs
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 23.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 9.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 23.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 9.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 tide of plasticMay 02, 2008
By Benjamin Jolley
I've heard this product described as Tide of Plastic...and it is very true. This game comes with a huge number of litle plastic pieces. Luckily, they are all really well done. This is a fun game to play. Set up for a normal game is about 30 minutes and the games themselves last from one to two hours. If you're looking for a quick pick up and play game, this really isn't it. Strategy is a huge part of how you set up your pieces, so that is why setup is so long. As you become more familiar with each unit's strengths and weaknesses, setup time will probably be cut in half. One thing to note is that many of the basic scenarios that come with the game seem to be too one sided, with one of the armies seemingly unable to win, based on how the mission is made. I don't really have a problem with this, it seems to make the historical mission more accurate in my opinion. Tide of Iron is a super fun war game and its play mechanics are more accessible than more hardcore games in the genre. I recommend it.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Easier than ASL better than Memoirs '44Oct 07, 2009
By J. L. Haskins
"Herd of Nerds"
Excellent wargame. Detailed enough to be entertaining for the wargame buff, but simple enough to not be bogged down in unnecessary 'realism' that turns away those who are casual game players.
9 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Excellent gameMay 20, 2008
By Jose Gomez
I have just recived this game we played for about 6 hours. The game is difficult to learn, but the rules are very complete. After a few hours we started to get the hang of this game, i would recomend this game only to hardcore gamers, this is not a game for the family. The rules are extreamly complicated, but after u master the rules i think its a great game
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Excellent streamlines tactical board game. A hobby in itself.Jul 27, 2010
By Mark T. Paul
This game is able to give a feeling for tactical board wargaming in a system that is much smoother and streamlined than many others. Expansions keep this game new and the plastic pieces are well done. This game is only three years old and it has a legion of devoted fans.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 for serious gamers!!!!Feb 09, 2009
By Deb
"jhade"
I give this game to my hubby on christmas...and he loved it!!!if you are a gamers this one is a must have to add to your collections.
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