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Ares Games2025Walter Obert

WunderWaffen

2–4Players
90–150 minPlay time
13+Ages
2.6 / 5Medium
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Players
2–4players

Plays 2 to 4 players.

Play time
90–150min
01 hr2 hr3 hr4 hr+

A full game night, start to finish.

Weight
Medium

Some meaty decisions. Best with players who game regularly. (2.6 / 5 on BGG)

Ages
13+years

Recommended for teens and adults.

Co-op: everyone wins or loses together

About the game

WunderWaffen is a board game from Ares Games, designed by Walter Obert (2025). It plays 2–4 players in 90–150 minutes, for ages 13+. BoardGameGeek players rate it 7.2 out of 10 and call it medium (2.6 / 5 weight).

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

Details

Designer
Walter Obert
Publisher
Ares Games
Published
2025
SKU
AGSARTG029
Ratings, player counts, play time and weight are from BoardGameGeek.

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