Combat Commander: Europe/Mediterranean

Combat Commander: Europe/Mediterranean 20th Anniversary Edition includes all components of the original CC: Europe and CC: Mediterranean plus additional minors counters and updated scenario pages where those minors appear.

Combat Commander: Europe is Chad Jensen's award-winning card-driven board game immersing players in tactical infantry combat in the European Theater of World War II. One player takes the role of Germany while another player commands either America or Russia. These two players will take turns playing one or more "Fate" cards from their hands in order to activate units on the mapboard for various military functions.

There is no strict sequence of play to follow in Combat Commander each measure of game Time is divided into a variable number of player Turns, each of which may consist of one or more "Orders" conducted by the active player. "Actions" may generally be conducted by either player at any time. "Events" — both good and bad — will also occur at random intervals to add a bit of chaos and uncertainty to each player’s perfect plan.

Replayability for Combat Commander is high. And with Chad's brilliant Random Scenario Generator, it provides unlimited possibilities as far as additional scenarios, maps, units, weapons, and gaming situations are concerned. Add to that a TON of additional content. Over the past decade, we have released sequels and expansions covering the British, French, Italians, the Pacific Theater, the Resistance, even a "what if" expansion on Operation Sea Lion. Because of all of this content and unlimited scenario creation options, Combat Commander is even more than a wonderfully immersive gaming experience. It is also one of those rare exceptional values in wargaming: one featuring so much content and diversity that it can be revisited time and time again, with each game holding a new tale to tell.

Combat Commander: Volume II — Mediterranean is the sequel to CC: Volume I — Europe. CC: Mediterranean's main theme is the addition of three new "nationalities" to the Combat Commander family: Britain & the Commonwealth, France & the Allied Minors, Italy & the Axis Minors. This second game in the Combat Commander series includes units, cards, and scenarios depicting the fighting forces of these nations.

As for Germany, Russia, and America in CC: Europe, each of the new nationalities has its own 72-card Fate Deck highlighting its historical strengths and weaknesses (marksmanship for the British, giving them fewer shots but of higher quality; a higher likelihood of surrender for broken Italian units; quality Orders, Actions, and Events for the French but saddled with only a "1" discard capability; etc.).

Combat Commander is one of those rare exceptional values in wargaming — one that can be revisited time and time again, each with a new tale to tell.

• 24 Maps on 12 Double-sided 17" x 22" Sheets
• 6½ countersheets
• 439 Cards (6 decks of 72 cards each, 1 Fate card, 6 nationality reference cards)
• One Track Display
• Eight Player Aid Card Sheets
• One 24-page Rulebook
• One 52-page Playbook