Memoir 44

Jason and Monica are visiting and brought a few games with them (including Memoir 44). Jason and Stewart played Memoir 44 today. We tried the Sword Beach scenario with Jason taking the Allied position. The Allies had trouble getting their units out of the ocean and the Axis had problems using the units on his right flank. The allies did a lot of damage on both left and right flanks, but the Axis artillary in the centre was untouched and caused damage. In addition, the Axis almost managed to pin down two Allied unit in the ocean. The game came down to a turn where the allied close assault failed because the axis had an ambush card and forced the allies to retreat. The axis then push forward an assault and finished the game.

I (stewart) still really like this game. Not having cards that would allow your most useful or at risk units to move is one of the frustrations that you need to work around to become good at this game. Also, I suspect that it must be possible to notice that your opponent has the same problem and take advantage of that. It will take subsequent plays to see if this is possible.