THE BATTLE FOR FRANCE 1914
Game Design: Kerry Anderson
THE GUNS OF AUGUST
Sarajevo was the spark that started the First World War yet this was simply the excuse the powers of Europe needed to start the conflagration. Plans dating back to the nineteenth century had been constructed by all the powers in anticipation of the inevitable. The events following this incident were to fix the destiny of three great empires, the continent as well as the World.
Clash of Empires is a simulation of the dramatic months of the beginning of the Great War. Players assume the roles of the supreme commanders and manoeuver the armies involved over a map of the battleground. Players can either bring about a decisive conclusion to the war in these opening months or follow through to the historical deadlock of trench warfare.
The 22 x 17" map the battlefield of Northern France, Belgium and Western Germany. The 192 counters represent the German, French, British, Belgian and Russian army corps and divisions that were involved in the battle.
