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 boardgame geek More Geek Sites 11Geek Mail65Subscriptions NEXT SUBSCRIPTIONSearch  RANK: OVERALL 1,742 WAR 30 8.3 Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden (2017) Allies' combined ground and airborne attack in the Netherlands. 583 Ratings & 229 Comments · GeekBuddy Analysis Gameplay 2 Players Community: 1-2 - Best: 2,240-900 Min Playing Time Age: –– (Not provided by publisher) Community: 16+ Weight: 3.79 / 5Complexity Rating 'Complexity' RatingResults Learn more about complexity ratings DesignerMark Simonitch ArtistAntonis Karidis, Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch PublisherGMT Games See Full Credits Buy Add To… SubscribeSubscribe Options RATE GAMELOG PLAY + FAN Settings Share RSS Feed Edit Overview Forums Images More AD Get Holland '44: Operation Market- Garden on Amazon.com (unavailable) Sponsor: Amazon.com (See All) IM               104 IMAGES Description Edit CLASSIFICATION EDIT Type Wargames View poll and results Category WargameWorld War II Mechanisms Dice RollingHexagon GridSimulation Family Country: The NetherlandsPlayers: Two Player Only GamesSeries: ZOC Bond System Holland '44, Operation Market-Garden, September 1944 is a two-player game depicting the Allies' combined grou nd and airborne attack in the Netherlands during WWII, which was code named Operation Market-Garden. The game starts with the airborne landings on September 17th and continues until September 23rd. The Allied player must rush his ground forces forward as fast as possible to relieve his beleaguered airborne divisions and capture a bridge across the Rhine. The scale of the map is 2 kilometers per hex and covers the battlefield from the Belgian border to Arnhem. The map also includes the area where the British 8th Corps fought on the right flank of the 30th Corps. Most units in Holland '44 are battalions, but units range from Company to Brigades. Holland '44 uses a system very similar to the Ardennes '44: The Battle of the Bulge. It is basically a simple move-fight, I-go then u-go game. If you have played Ardennes '44: The Battle of the Bulge or Normandy '44 you will have no trouble learning the game. Rules such as ZOC Bonds, Determined Defense, Extended Movement, and Traffic Markers all make their reappearance. Due to the terrain of the Netherlands, special attention was given to river crossings, bridge building, and fighting in the flat polder terrain. Game Scale: Game Turn: 3 turns per day (AM, PM & Night) Hex: 1.24 miles / 2 kilometers Units: Company to Brigade Game Inventory: One 22 x 34 "full color map One 17 x 22" full color map = 22 x 43.5 ") Two dual-side printed countersheet (468 9/16" counters) One 40-page Holland '44 rulebook Two dual-side printed Player Aid cards One single-side printed Setup Card Two 6-sided dice Solitaire Playability : High Complexity Level: Medium-High Players: 2 or more Playing Time: 4-15 hours