{"product_id":"operation-mercury-the-german-airborne-assault-on-crete-1941","title":"Operation Mercury: The German Airborne Assault on Crete, 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003eOperation Mercury: The German Airborne Assault on Crete, 1941 is a company\/battalion scale game simulating the battle between Germany and the British\/ANZAC\/Greek forces on the Mediterranean island of Crete in May of 1941.\n\nThe game system, based on the award winning Series: Operational System (GMT) which first appeared in Operation Shoestring: The Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942 and Air Bridge to Victory: Operation Market-Garden, 1944, allows for multiple combat options. The system also takes into account unit morale and efficiency as well as formation strength when resolving combat.\n\nGame Scale:\nGame Turn: 8 hours\nHex: 0.93 miles \/ 1.5 kilometers\nUnits: Company to Battalion\n\nGame Components:\n\n    40 page Rulebook\n    8 Player Aid Cards (x3 dual-sided,x5 single-side)\n         Player Aid Card #1 - Convoy\/Campaign Game Victory Point Schedule(dual-sided)\n         Player Aid Card #2 - Paradrop \u0026amp; Amphibious Landing Table\/Naval Attack Table(dual-sided)   \n         Allied Campaign Options\/German Campaign Options(dual-sided)\n         Allied Naval Display(single-side)\n         German Air Operations Display(single-side)\n         Allied Setup Card(single-side)\n         German Setup Card(single-side)\n         Allied Naval Setup Card(single-side)\n    \n    2 full color map-sheets- 22 x 34\" \n    2 dual-side countersheets (480 1\/2\" counters)\n    10-sided die\n\n\nSolitaire Playability: Very High\nComplexity Level: Medium\nPlayers: 2 or more\nPlaying Time: 8-15 hours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.50 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gene Billingsley, Vance von Borries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1992\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51927093379288,"sku":"SB-CF130FA69A81-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/vyfka8tes71thr3vavnhh4cnyt5e.jpg?v=1785466247","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/operation-mercury-the-german-airborne-assault-on-crete-1941","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}