Hearts Of Oak (1988)

"Hearts Of Oak" is a military simulation of the Battle of the Atlantic, which took place at sea between the forces of Britain and Germany in the crucial years of WWII following the fall of France in June 1940. It uses some components from GDW's "Europa" series of simulations, particularly "Their Finest Hour" and uses the maps from the series as part of the playing surface. The real function of "Hearts Of Oak" is an introduction to the unofficial "Bro Rules", which have been developed to cover the long-neglected naval aspect of "Europa".

Contents:

Introduction and Rules
Naval Rules (Bro Rules III)
Ship Status Charts
Port Charts
Atlantic Ocean Chart

Belongs to:

• The Europa Series

Components needed from "Europa" series games:

Kriegsmarine counters - "Their Finest Hour" & fabricated
Royal Navy Counters - "Their Finest Hour & fabricated
Maps 5B, 6A, 10A, 11, 12 & 16 - "Fire in the East", "Scorched Earth", Fall of France", "Their Finest Hour" & "Narvik".

Expands (some components required for expansion play) :

• Their Finest Hour
• Fire in the East,
• Scorched Earth,
• The Fall of France,
• Narvik