Cover art for For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1995 · BGG
Avg rating
7.03
Bayes rating
5.58
Weight
3.86 (Heavy)
Players
2
Playtime
12 hr
Ratings count
123

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Description

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)



Mechanics

Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Zone of Control

Themes

Civil War World War II

Publishers

Games Research/Design (GR/D)

Designers

Jeff Millefoglie John Gee