La Bataille de l'Ebre, 1938 (The battle of the Ebro) is a simulation of the first decisive days of the largest and bloodiest clash of the Spanish Civil War: the Republican Ebro offensive and the subsequent Nationalist counteroffensive(July-November 1938).
The game is designed to simulate the combats that occurred from July 25th to August 4th 1938 on the Ebro at a Brigade scale.
The Ejercito Popular (Popular Republican Army) is represented by battalions or brigades, and the Ejercito Nacional (Nationalist Army) by battalions, regiments or half brigades (3-4 battalions).
Air units represents groups of 2-3 squadrons (30-40 fighters or 50-70 bombardiers).
An hexagon represents 1.5km and a game turn one day.
A turn is divided between four phases:
A- Aerian phase
=>Assignations (where players choose were their planes will go)
=> Aerian combat (between fighters in the same zone)
=> Bombardments
B- Republican phase
=> Reinforcements
=> Movements
=> Terrestrian combat
C- Nationalist phase (same as Republican phase)
D- End of turn phase
The game includes:
6 pages rules
2 play aid sheets
1 counter sheet
one A2 map.