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Expansion for Ambush!

Ambush!: Purple Heart

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Published
1985
Reach
Niche (via base game)
Players
1–1
Play time
240 min
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Main mechanics

  • Dice rolling
  • Spatial puzzle
  • Direct conflict
  • Legacy & campaign
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
  • Spatial puzzle: Fitting shapes together efficiently is the challenge.
  • Direct conflict: Players attack each other head-on.
  • Legacy & campaign: The game changes permanently between sessions.
Full publisher description

Purple Heart is the second expansion for Ambush! It adds six new scenarios along with new weapons, vehicles, enemies and maps. The scenarios are designed to be challenging for experienced characters. Instead of being limited to France in 1944 like the base game, Purple Heart also takes you to: - The Ardennes, December 1944 - South of Caen, July 1944 - The Rhone Valley, 1944 - Western Germany, Spring 1945

How this expansion changes the base game

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