The Fall of France (1981)

The Fall of France is a two-player game recreating the German Blitzkrieg in France and the Low Countries in the spring of 1940.

At 16 miles per hex, the maps cover France, the Low Countries, southern England, Switzerland, northern Italy, and western Germany. Each player controls the air and ground forces committed to the invasion or defense of the west. Naval units are not used in the game and are included for Europa purposes. Air units are based on groups of about 40 aircraft; naval units represent flotillas of destroyers and individual capital ships and cruisers; ground units are scaled at divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions.

The rules use the basic Europa game mechanics as a framework, with specialized rules covering the historical situation in detail such as movement, combat, air power, supply, fortifications, gliders, naval evacuation, and the Maginot Line.

Game Components:

• Two 21" x 27" Maps (Europa maps 16 & 17)
• 2040 Die-cut Counters (Counter Sheets 23-30, and 31 [which is a half-sheet])
• A Complete Set of Rules
• One Chart Set:
  • French Order of Battle
  • British Order of Battle
  • Belgian Order of Battle
  • Dutch Order of Battle
  • Swiss Order of Battle
  • German Order of Battle
  • Italian Order of Battle
  • French Unit ID Chart
  • Turn Record/Replacement Chart
  • Europa Corps Marker Display (x3)
  • French Unit Breakdown Chart
  • German Unit Breakdown Chart
  • CRT/Terrain Effects Chart (x2)
• One Europa VIII Supplement:
  • French mobilization and reinforcements
  • British forces on the continent
  • Belgian mobilization and reinforcements
  • Dutch mobilization and reinforcements
  • Swiss armed forces and reinforcements
  • French Unit Breakdown Chart
• One Die

Belongs to:

• The Europa Series

Magazine References:

• The Europa News 9
• The Europa Magazine 15
• The Europa Magazine 17
• The Europa Magazine 19
• The Europa Magazine 24 (Vol.V,No.2)
• The Europa Magazine 27 (Vol.V,No.5)
• The Europa Magazine 29 (Vol.VI,No.1)
• The Europa Magazine 30 (Vol.VI,No.2)
• The Europa Magazine 37 (Vol.VII,No.3)
• The Europa Magazine 38-39 (Vol.VII,No.4-5)
• The Europa Magazine 42 (Vol.VIII,No.2)
• The Europa Magazine 76 (Vol.XIII,No.6)
• The Europa Magazine 79 (Vol.XIV,No.3)

Expanded by:

• Spain and Portugal

Alternate rules : Master Europa 103 - Western Front – Blitzkrieg