Balkan Front
(1990)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 3 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Hexagon Grid...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 120 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 3 |
| Publisher: | Games Research/Design (GR/D) |
| Designers: | John Astell |
| Artists: | Winston Hamilton, Barbie Pratt |
| Mechanics: | Hexagon Grid |
Balkan Front is a detailed simulation of the Axis campaigns of conquest in the Balkans, from autumn 1940 to summer 1941. It covers the failed Italian invasion of Greece, the German blitzkrieg that overran Yugoslavia and Greece, and the German airborne assault on Crete.
First (1990) Edition Game components:
Two maps (in two full sheets as 14A & 15B or six quarter sheets as 14A:NW, 14A:NE, 14A:SW, 14A:SE, and 15B:NW, & 15B:NE)
Four counter sheets (Europa 20A, 21A, 22A and Europa ACS-2 Sheet)
Rules booklet (includes Rules and Order of Battle)
Charts & Tables:
Victory Chart
Turn Record and Weather Table
Axis Game Chart
Allied Game Chart
Terrain Effects Chart/Combat Results Tables (x2)
Unit Identification Chart (x2)
Two six-sided dices
Second (2002) Edition Game components:
AS ABOVE, EXCEPT Rules and Charts printed "2nd Edition" AND:
Four counter sheets, totalling 1120 counters (Europa 20A-R, 21A-R, 22A-R and Europa Universal Marker Sheet) - dated 1999
Revised Order of Battle (20 pages) - dated 2000
Alternative names:
Balkan Front
Last Updated: 2025-12-18 07:02:52 UTC
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