Battles For Spain
Headquarter S.L. · 2019 · Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Turn-Based Strategy, Historical
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About Battles For Spain
BATTLES FOR SPAIN
This game represents Four Battles of the Spanish Civil War, battles of Ebro, Teruel, Guadalajara and Merida or La Serena. Players can play as Nationalists, Republican or both in player vs player game.
Unit size is battalion for infantry and cavalry, company or battalion for armoured cars or tanks, batteries for artillery and squadron for Aircrafts. In each battle, there is an attacker and a defender. The objective for the attacker is to do as history was or better, and for the defensor to avoid the historical defeat or to do a counterattack succesful to achieve better results than the historical ones.
In Battles For Spain you will find Historical units like Legion, Falange, CTV italian fascist battalions, Requetes, Mixed Brigades and International Brigades with historical deployment and leaders like Hans Kahle, El Campesino, Redondo etc... , and a deck of cards representing reinforcements, weather, desertions, artillery bombardment and many other events that give the game historical feeling.
The objective for the attacker is to do as history was or better, and for the defensor to avoid the historical defeat or to do a counterattack succesful to achieve better results than the historical ones.Guadalajara 1937
This Game represents the Italian offensive that took place on March 1937 against the Republican defenders in the Brihuega area, to the East of Madrid. This game lasts 30 turns of half day between 8th and 22th of March 1937.
- The Nationalist player has to take control of all the areas along the main road from Taracena to the two road areas in the East of the map.
- The Republican player has to avoid this and wait for reinforcements to allow him to launch a counterattack and eliminate as much Italian units as possible.
The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that they create on the movements, the weather and combat fields.
Estimated Playtime: 3h.
Favored Side: none.
Hardest to Play: Nationalists.
Teruel 1937
Teruel 1937 lasts 12 turns representing one day each between 15th and 27th of December 1937. The game represents the Republican offensive to take the city of Teruel, the only capital of province they captured during the whole war. You can choose either to take the offensive as the Republican or take the Nationalist to avoid Teruel fall into enemy hands.
The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that they create on the movements, weather and combat fields.
Estimated Playtime: 2h30.
Favored Side: none.
Hardest to Play: Nationalists.
Mérida 1938
Also known as battle of La Serena’s pocket.
La Serena 1938 lasts 12 turns of half day between 20th and 25th of July 1938. You can choose either to take the offensive as the Nationalist or try to avoid the disaster as the Republican.
- The Nationalist objective is to advance in a pincer attack, from the North through the Madrigalejos-Campanario road and from the South through the Monterrubio-Castuera-Campanario road. After that, destroy as much enemy units as possible inside the pocket.
- As Republican you have to hold the lines as long as possible and make damage to the enemy until the reinforcements arrive.
The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that their create on the military or political fields.
Estimated Playtime: 2h30.
Favored Side: none.
Hardest to Play: Republicans.
Ebro 1938
This battle represents the Republican offensive that took place in July 25th, 1938 when the Republican Army of the Ebro crossed the river between Mequinenza and Amposta.
Two Republican army Corps launched a major offensive over the 50th and 105th Nationalist Divisions, their aim was to take Gandesa and go further if possible. If succesful, this offensive will force the Nationalist to stop their attack over Valencia. The game lasts 45 turns, each represents one day.
The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that their create on the military or political fields.
Estimated Playtime: 3h30.
Favored Side: none.
Hardest to Play: Republicans
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A decent and interesting game about a rarely gamed historical subject. There are maybe four games in the entire history of computer games on the Spanish Civil War, this might be the best one.5 found this helpful
If you want to feel the helpless rage of playing the Republicans as they screw the pooch in every battle, this game is just that historically accurate. Recreates history pretty well.3 found this helpful
I'd like to recommend the game, as squarely in my area of interest and an interesting topic. Unfortunately the interface is so bad and so far from normal that it's hard to play at all, and even harder to determine if the issues I've found are the results of bugs or just not understanding the mechanics. I'll probably try again, but so far it's been frustrating with no counterbalancing fun.3 found this helpful
Simple, but fun. Pretends to be a wargame, but not really a wargame, it's a digital boardgame in fact. Pros: - Easy to get into - Still complex enough to scratch that itch - Scenarious are not 99999999999 hour slogs Cons: - Too few too little scenarios - garbage combat UI - Combat really lacks depth All in all: NOT WARGAME experience, but very nice boardgame experience. Can even play after work while braindead.3 found this helpful
An interesting strategy game about an often overlooked war. It represents several Spanish Civil War battles in a way similar to Wars Across the World but with a tweaked engine which allows for a different experience. The cards allow for a decent replayability level.2 found this helpful
Battles For Spain, developed by Headquarter S.L. and published by Avalon Digital, is a tactical wargame that zooms in on some of the most critical and intense battles of the Spanish Civil War. Rather than attempting to cover the entire conflict at a grand strategic scale, the game opts for a focused approach, offering players the opportunity to command forces in four historically significant engagements: the Battles of the Ebro, Teruel, Guadalajara, and Mérida/La Serena. This narrower scope allows the game to dive deeper into the tactical realities of each battle, emphasizing unit maneuvering, terrain exploitation, and the ebb and flow of combat on a highly detailed level. One of the defining features of Battles For Spain is its commitment to historical authenticity. Units are modeled at the battalion level for infantry and cavalry, and at the company or battalion level for armor and artillery, providing a granular tactical experience that reflects the operational challenges commanders faced during the war. This level of detail encourages players to think carefully about positioning, timing, and the effective use of limited resources. The game’s maps are designed to highlight the …1 found this helpful
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