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Hi !
Hexasim asked me to introduce to you...
...Liberty Roads
A game by Nicolas Rident and Yves Le Quellec...
...published by Hexasim in 2009
The subject of this game,
...between strategic and operational scales...
...is the western campaign...
...between the amphibious landings of June 1944...
...and the invasion of Germany by allied forces
I think it will be more clear if I read the presentation...
A extract of the presentation from the publisher:
"Liberty Roads is an historical simulation...
...covering the military campaign in France...
...from D-Day...
...June 6th 1944...
...to April of 1945"
This way, we are precise
I invite you to look...
...inside the box
I open the box
We have inside, of course...
...two dice
One rules booklet
Here... Black and white
...16 pages
A second booklet with...
...scenarios, optional rules...
...designers' and historical notes...
Here, also...
...black and white
24 pages
There is also a third booklet
Superb
An exemples booklet
Full colors
The exemple run on...
...the first two turns
On the back, you have the detailled sequence of play
A classic play aid chart...
...with combat and terrain tables...
The diverses tables used in the rules
Small surprise: a mini-map...
...who is used with the introductory scenario
On the back of this map, there is...
...the renforcements schedule
Nicely illustrated...
...with charming young girls
A more classic chart...
...who resume the support markers
There is the description of allied support markers...
...with their rules
The same thing for the german support markers
On the back, the introductory scenario: Cobra
Finally, a chart...
...used for the setup of the D-Day scenario...
...also used for the full campaign, of course
On the back the same thing...
...for the scenario who begin at the time...
...of operation Market Garden
The counters, now
Here the first countersheet
Here the Germans...
...there the Americans
And the British
Here an half-sized countersheet
With more Germans...
...markers, and the French
At last, the map
It is a two part map
Here, I open it
There. It span...
...from Britanny to Rhine
An to Basque Country, here
There. and the second part...
...a half-sized map
Covering the south-east of France
With Marseille and the French Riviera
There are also...
...the turn track...
...and the terrain chart
There. The box is empty. It's over
On the back, details in english and in french
Good. Details now...
According the publisher...
...the complexity level...
...is between 4 and 5 on a scale of 9
The solitaire suitability...
...is 7 on a scale of 9
It's a division level simulation
One hexagon is about...
...16 miles
And one turn is between 10 and 15 days
The scenarios...
...beside the great campaign...
...who cover from June 44 to April 45...
There is a small introduction scenario...
...as you saw it in the box opening...
There is also a scenario who cover the first half...
...of the campaign
There is a third scenario...
...who begin a the time of...
...operation Market Garden
And so, the great campaign...
...who cover all these things
Now I invite you to look after...
...this clip showing the graphics of the game
Now, the conclusion...
...when it was published, the price of the game was...
...48 €
On hexasim.com
...you can find some ressources
You can find the rules...
...in french and in english
Errata sheets in english and in french
In french, a FAQ...
...very complete...
...compilated by Grimbou
Salut à toi !
You have, of course, modules for...
...Vassal, Cyberboard and Zun Tzu
You have also this chart...
...who help in the resolution of amphibious landings
You find also...
...the bonus counters...
...published in Battles Magazine, issue...
...issue #3 !
Also available in french...
...an historical booklet about the insigns
...who illustrate most of the counters in the game
This booklet cover also operation Fortitude...
...and the fictive units...
...used during this operation
I hope this presentation has been interesting for you
And I see you soon for another Hexasim video
Salut !