War Story: Occupied France

Game Description

Darkness shrouds your approach as you disembark on the riverbank. Quickly conceal your boat and load your equipment. The mission is clear: capture or eliminate your target, reach the extraction point, and escape. You have two days. Nodding to your team, you set off towards the bright lights of Vaillant. Prepare for a breathtaking experience with War Story: Occupied France, a cooperative board game that will plunge you into the heart of the resistance.

War Story: Occupied France, published by Osprey Games in 2024, is an immersive cooperative narrative game for 1-6 players, set in occupied France during World War II. This title perfectly captures the stakes and tension of espionage and resistance warfare. Your team of secret agents is the only hope to stop the infamous German officer Heidenreich and prevent the systematic destruction of the French Resistance forces in Morette. Every decision counts, and the survival of the resistance depends on you.

Across three replayable narrative missions, you'll need to leverage the specialties of your chosen agents to uncover crucial intelligence, recruit valuable allies, and acquire essential armaments. Engage against occupation forces on tactical maps where imprudent positioning could cost your agents their lives. The playtime is approximately 60 minutes, guaranteeing intense and suspenseful sessions. Remember, no plan survives contact with the enemy... and time is running out in this compelling resistance simulation.

Rules

"War Story: Occupied France" is a narrative cooperative game for 1 to 6 players, set in occupied France during World War II. Players take on the role of a team of secret agents with the mission to prevent German officer Heidenreich from destroying the French Resistance forces. The main objective is to capture or eliminate the target, reach an extraction point, and escape within a time limit, generally "two days" in the game context.

The gameplay unfolds through three replayable story missions, each with its own specific objectives. Players must leverage their agents' unique specialties to perform crucial actions in the hostile environment. The main actions include:

Discover vital information.
Recruit allies for the Resistance cause.
Obtain necessary armaments for operations.

Clashes with occupation forces take place on tactical maps, where careful positioning of agents is crucial to avoid losses and accomplish objectives. Time is a critical factor that adds tension and urgency to every decision.