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Cross of Iron

Avalon Hill, 1978

Cross of Iron is a tabletop game published by Avalon Hill in 1978. It is played with 1 to 2 players, from age 12 and in about 60 minutes.

players
1–2
minutes
60
years
12+

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The box

Publishers
Avalon Hill, The Avalon Hill Game Co
Designer
John Hill (I)
Artwork
Rodger B. MacGowan
Year of release
1978
Also known as
Cross of Iron: A Squad Leader Gamette

About the game

Cross of Iron is a tactical board wargame published in 1979 by Avalon Hill as an expansion — called a "gamette" by the company — to their very popular 1977 wargame Squad Leader. The game simulates small group tactical combat during World War II on the Eastern Front.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The base game

An expansion for Squad Leader.

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