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The main game includes four double-sided map panels which can be assembled to form four different 2-panel medium maps: Trois Points, Hill 331, Monastery, and Stalingrad. The Churchill tanks come with a second turret you can use to show a variant of the tank with different main weapon. There are also weapons miniatures shared by all factions to represent infantry weapon teams. The miniatures for each faction come in their own tray which keeps them nice and organized. All factions, with the exception of the Soviets, also have 6 anti-tank figures, and the US faction includes 2 major figures to represent officers. Image by Michael Knight.Įach faction has their own set of miniatures which include 24 infantry figures, light vehicles, and heavy vehicles.

30 Mortars, AT-guns, and machine guns (10 of each type).

Company of Heroes Board Game was published by Bad Crow Games and officially licensed by SEGA and Relic Entertainment. Terrain packs, a Solo-Co-op expansion, and unit expansions are also available for purchase. A 2-player version of the game with only the US and German factions is also available for $89. The games began to be delivered to supporters earlier this year and are now available to the general public through the game’s website with a price of $139.95 for a copy of the game for up to 4 players which includes all four factions. The game is based on the popular Company of Heroes video game series and is the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign in June 2019. What Is Company of Heroes Board Game?Ĭompany of Heroes Board Game is a tactical combat tabletop game set in the European Theatre of World War II for 2-4 players, ages 12 and up, and takes about 60-120 minutes to play.

A recent release, Company of Heroes Board Game, finds a great balance between detail and accessibility, depicts tactical combat while including resources, and even comes with beautiful miniatures. Then at the tactical level, some games use cardboard counters while others use cards or have miniatures for the units. The difficulty of the games even vary from easy-to-follow rules that beginners can play to intense rulebooks, some of which even come in three-ring binders. There are games that cover the entire war at a strategic level, those that cover entire battles at the operational level, and even some that delve down to the tactical level of individual squads of soldiers, tanks, and support weapons. Even within the WWII genre, the variety is impressive. While they cover the gamut of battles and wars throughout history, it seems a plurality of them focus on World War II. Through the years, there have been many tabletop wargames and I have played a lot of them over the course of several decades.