L' Audace: The Battle of Abbeville – May 28-29,1940

L'Audace: The Battle of Abbeville: May 28-June 4, 1940, is a two-player game that simulates the climatic battle of Abbeville. One player takes on the role of the leader of the counter-attacking French 4th DCR forces, the other the commander of those defending the German bridgehead.

After breaking out of the Ardennes Forest and fighting over the Meuse River at Dinant and Sedan, German mechanized forces raced across France to the Channel, effectively splitting the Allies in two. By the end of May the English announced their intention to withdraw the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) at Dunkirk. Increasingly desperate, the French high command cobbled together a counter-attack force centered on the newly-formed 4th DCR (Division Char de Reserve), led by General Charles DeGaulle, to retake the channel port of Abbeville. Victory here against the strung out 57th Bavarian Infantry Division could reunify the Allied forces, and also cut-off the deadly but depleted panzer divisions that had earlier wrought so much havoc.

Game Scale:
Game Turn: 40 minutes
Hex: 0.25 miles / 0.40 kilometer
Units: Company

Game Inventory:
Two 11x17" full color maps
One single-side printed un-mounted countersheet (200 1/2" counters)(mounted counters are optional)
One 8-page rulebook
One Player Aid Chart

Solitaire Playability: Medium
Complexity Level: Low
Players: 2 or more
Playing Time: 1.5 to 2 hours