For Whom the Bell Tolls
Games Research/Design (GR/D)
For Whom The Bell Tolls consists of: 1) A detailed operational-level game of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39. 2) A second game on Operation Felix (the planned German attack on Gibralter) and a hypothetical 1941 German invasion of Spain. 3) Europa counters and orders of battle for the World War II forces of Spain and Portugal. 4) A scenario linking the Europa Spain and Portugal material with another Europa game, Torch, for a hypothetical Allied invasion of Spain in place of the 1942 Torch landings. Game Components: 6 countersheets (Europa countersheet n° 80, 81, 82, 83, 84; Europa Universal marker sheet) - 1680 die-cut counters One full and one half maps (Europa map n° 23A: standard Europa map size - n° 33: 1/2 Europa map size) Spanish civil war Rules Book (68 pages) World War II Rules Book (60 pages) 3 OB Books (Spanish Loyalist - 20 pages; Spanish Insurgents - 16 pages; Europa OB - 20 pages) 7 For Whom The Bell Tolls charts & tables 2 Spanish civil war charts 3 WWII charts 4 Grand Europa charts/tables/displays Game Scales: Time Scale: Two week turns Map Scale: 16 Miles Per Hex Unit Scale: Divisions, Regiments & Battalions (from the rules book & user's description)
- Players: 2
- Play time: 720 min
- Complexity: 3.86 / 5
- Designers: John Gee, Jeff Millefoglie
- Year: 1995