Piekło Okopów (Trenches of Hell) is a game where you take the role of infantry battalion commanders on the Western Front in the First World War. You have three nations to choose from – the conservative British, the offense-inclined French, and the extremely effective Germans. Each nation has a different battalion structure, and thus a different set of tokens representing units and nation cards that you play in the game. Your task will be to get as many victory points as possible, which you receive from carrying out orders. This, in turn, determines which fields in the enemy’s system of trenches must be occupied only temporarily, or kept completely. The battle takes place on a board representing both players’ network of fortifications, separated by a narrow strip of No Man’s Land.
Piekło Okopów lets you feel the excitement of giving commands in order to get a few meters of land that are bought with the blood of thousands of soldiers. The game’s mechanics allow you to use successful tactics employed by the commanders of the Great War. You will use artillery preparation, gas attack, try flexible defense, or the use of fire to take enemy trenches.
A separate publication included with the game reveals the secrets of trench warfare in the First World War.