Tanks of War: Third Reich Rising (2013)

Tanks of War (TOW) is a fast playing 2-4-player WW2 deck building board game of strategy, skill and maneuver of massive tank battles on the Eastern Front designed to play in about an hour. Using new and innovative deck building and battle mechanics, TOW pits the Germans vs. the Soviet Union during the opening salvos of World War 2. Each vehicle has been painstakingly researched and then converted into game play terms to ensure maximum realism without being bogged down in game play minutia. When your fighting a T-34 with your Panzer 4, it will be based on historical technical info!

TOW is a unique combination of a board game, miniatures game (without the minis) and deck building game. The strategies are endless and the turns are tense with each shot making a difference!

TOW brings the intensity of WW2 tank battles into an easy-to-understand and play format which will delight historical buffs and casual gamers looking for deep strategy, explosive turns, and pitch battles.

GAME PLAY OVERVIEW

Players customize their own unique battle deck which includes cards that alter game play and vehicles such as mighty KV-1s, Panzers, and tank destroyers. Played over a massive game board, both sides must purchase the right action cards and vehicles to win.

COMPONENTS

Tanks of War comes with 2 decks that both the Germans and Soviet Union/Russians can customize, game board, tokens, dice and much more.

One massive 23 inch game board representing the plains of Russia
2 Player Reference Cards
Battle Dice including d4, d6, d8, and d10 dice
Over 100 double sided full color tokens
Over 200 double sided full color game cards with authentic photos representing various models of Panzers, T-34s, KV1s and many more. Also included are Force Cards which can alter game rules and give your tank commanders the edge they need on the battlefield
20+ page full color rulebook with variants and historical scenarios that create endless re-playability
10 Terrain Cards
Note: components are being finalized and may change

DECK BUILDING

Unique to Tanks of War is the ability for players to customize their deck prior to the game. This allows gamers to field the right mix of vehicles and Force Cards to meet the challenges they’ll face on the battlefield!

PLAY TIME

Players can choose to play a quick 30 minute game or set up a mighty clash lasting upwards to 1.5 hours.

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