Road to the Rhine (Compass Games) — First Look

A Frank Chadwick design getting a fresh printing is always worth a look. Road to the Rhine from Compass Games covers the Allied drive across Western Europe from September 1944 through April 1945, and in this first look I open it up to see how the box presents that sweep.

From Market Garden to the Bulge

The scope here is the part that interests me — the whole campaign from the pursuit after Normandy through the winter crisis, with scenarios for Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge along the way. Chadwick’s GDW pedigree sets expectations for a clean, playable treatment of supply and operational tempo, which is exactly what the late-war Western Front demands. First look covers the components and the shape of the game; the playthroughs will tell whether it earns its shelf space.