The Battle for Cassino: Assaulting the Gustav Line, 1944
(1978)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 240 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) |
| Designers: | John Prados |
| Artists: | Redmond A. Simonsen |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Simulation |
The Battle for Cassino: Assaulting the Gustav Line, 1944, is a two-player company/platoon level simulation of the third Allied attack on the German Gustav Line around Cassino which occurred in March, 1944. The game was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #71.
The game makes extensive use of Artillery and, because Cassino Abbey was at the top of a hill, there are extensive elevation and line-of-sight rules.
If the Germans do not have a unit counter in Cassino Abbey after 17 game turns, the Allies win. If the German player has a unit in Cassino Abbey AND the Continental Hotel, the German player wins. If neither of these conditions exist, victory is then determined by Allied casualties.
Game Scale:
Turn: 6 Hours
Hex: 54 yards / 50 meters
Units: Platoon to Battalion
Game Inventory:
One 22 x 35" full-color mapsheets
One dual-side printed countersheet (200 1/2" counters)
One 12-page Cassino rules booklet
One 6-sided dice
Alternative names:
The Battle for Cassino: Assaulting the Gustav Line, 1944
Last Updated: 2025-08-12 16:05:38 UTC
Load comments...