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March of Progress, The

The March of Progress is a two player strategic micro-wargame, composed of several historical scenarios. Each scenario changes the setup and tweaks the rules to give a flavor of strategy... (read more)

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Reviews

mixed, 61% of all reviews are favorable

Playtime

30 minutes

Published

2020

Age

12+

Publisher

Surprised Stare Games

Players

2 players

Designer

Alan Paull

Playstyle

Relaxed

Game's Categories

War Game, Two-player Game, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, World War II, Card Game, Area Movement, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

March of Progress, The

Description

The March of Progress is a two player strategic micro-wargame, composed of several historical scenarios. Each scenario changes the setup and tweaks the rules to give a flavor of strategy in different time periods, from the Thirty years War, through to World War 2. The aim of the game is to control countries through the simultaneous play of action cards, in order to generate VPs during scoring.

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2Tomatoes Games
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Surprised Stare Games
Surprised Stare Games Ltd

Designer

Alan Paull

Artist

Klemens Franz

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