Ambush! Purple Heart (1985)

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Designer	Joseph Reiser
Artist	Rosaria Baldari Ted Koller James Talbot
Publisher	Hobby Japan Victory Games
Year Published	1985
# of Players	1
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 1 players Recommended with 1 players (6 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Subdomain	Wargames (8 voters) [vote]
Category	Expansion for Base-game Exploration Fighting Wargame World War II Show More »
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Hex-and-Counter Secret Unit Deployment
Expansion	Follow Me! - Mission #3: Toll Bridge
Expands	Ambush!
Family	Ambush! solitaire wargame system Solitaire Games Solitaire Wargames
Primary Name	Ambush! Purple Heart
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Purple Heart is the second expansion for Ambush! It adds six new scenarios along with new weapons, vehicles, enemies and maps. The scenarios are designed to be challenging for experienced characters. Instead of being limited to France in 1944 like the base game, Purple Heart also takes you to:
- The Ardennes, December 1944
- South of Caen, July 1944
- The Rhone Valley, 1944
- Western Germany, Spring 1945

Contents:
60 new Character/Vehicle Cards
13 new Mission Cards
1 new Paragraph/Mission Booklet
1 new 16" x 22" Map (C)
2 new 8" x 22" Maps (D & E)
108 new Counters

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Ambush! Purple Heart

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First edition

Publisher: Victory Games

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Year: 1985

Product Code: 30010

Size: 11.50 x 8.40 x 1.05 inches

1.32 pounds

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