Ares Games
WunderWaffen
A multi-player strategy game set at the end of World War II the Allies are racing towards Berlin, while Germany tries to resist and develop new “wonder weapons.”
A fascinating historical theme faithfully represented with accessible mechanics, suitable both for wargamers and lovers of euro-style games.
Core Mechanics: Area Majority, Hand Management, Semi-cooperative, Simulation, Tile Placement.
Type/Category: Wargame, World War I
WunderWaffen (“Wonder Weapons”) is an asymmetric strategy game set during the last months of World War II. It portrays the Allies’ race towards Berlin and Germany’s desperate attempt to resist until the very end, developing new and lethal weapons.
The Allies must collaborate to defeat their common enemy, but also compete to emerge as the main winner by conquering the most territories. Each faction has specific military forces — infantry, tanks, artillery, aviation — and morale and political resources they can use with strategy and timeliness.
The Germany player uses their last troops, together with Research cards, to deploy secret weapons and advanced technologies in an attempt to stop the Allies’ advance and turn the tables on the conflict. WunderWaffen is easy to learn, but presents a deep strategic experience, where every choice matters. Game after game, the challenge renews itself, always offering tension, variety, and compelling immersion.
Box Contents:
- 1 Game board
- 4 Faction boards
- 24 Territory tiles
- 40 Territory control cubes
- 16 markers
- 72 double-sided Faction counters
- 24 Research cards
- 4 Summary sheets
- 1 Rulebook
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Community Rating & Info
WunderWaffen (“wonder weapons”) is set during the last year of World War II, when the Normandy landings paved the way to the occupation of Berlin and the resulting defeat of the German army. Using simple rules the game recreates the troubled collaboration between the Russian, British, and American Allies in the final phase of the war. The German army is near collapse, but inside its laboratories scientists and technicians are designing new and terrible weapons, the “WunderWaffen,” in the hope of turning the tide of a hopeless situation. During the game, the Allied players must carefully balance the urgency to rapidly advance toward Berlin with the need to limit the Germans’ scientific research, while trying to help one another. The German player will have to move forward on the Research Track, trying at the same time to put up a desperate fight against the Allies’ advance to delay the inevitable defeat for as long as possible. Germans may also win, though losing Berlin, thanks to a scoring system that rewards the results of forces on the field. —description from the publisher
