2011 · Wargame

Band of Brothers: Screaming Eagles

A squad-level WWII tactical wargame covering the 101st Airborne’s actions from D‑Day through the Bulge. Players command infantry, tanks, and artillery using a streamlined ruleset that resolves combat without charts and minimizes exceptions. The system models suppression as degrees rather than binary states, letting suppression accumulate from multiple fire sources and triggering morale checks only when units are required to act. Combat emphasizes close work: squads fire to fix and maneuver rather than inflict large distant casualties, while artillery and heavy weapons create significant losses and focal points. Squads also have Proficiency and Casualty ratings to differentiate capabilities beyond morale.

groupPlayers

2

schedulePlaying time

90 min

cakeAge

12+

psychologyComplexity

2.8 / 5