2015 · Wargame

Shadows Over Normandie

A U.S. Ranger company operating in post-D-Day Normandie faces a Nazi cult and its allied Deep Ones as they attempt a ritual to summon an eldritch power. Players command squad- and platoon-sized forces drawn from three factions—Rangers, the Cult of the Black Sun, and the Deep Ones—each fielding infantry, vehicles or monsters plus named heroes and villains represented by chunky unit tokens with individual stats. Gameplay uses hidden order tokens for initiative and bluffing, a single six-sided die for combat resolution, and action cards to introduce tactical twists. Players deploy units, plan attacks, disrupt opponents’ orders, and contest objectives on the battlefield.

groupPlayers

2–3 best 2

schedulePlaying time

30 min

cakeAge

14+

psychologyComplexity

2.9 / 5