Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII
Jérémy Zurcher · 2021 · Strategy, Board Game, Tabletop, Turn-Based Strategy, Solitaire
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About Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII
The Battle of Castle Itter was fought near the Austrian village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the War in Europe during World War II. US soldiers joined forces with Wehrmacht infantrymen, an SS officer, an Austrian resistance fighter, and recently freed French prisoners of war to defend the castle against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division.
During a game of Castle Itter, you take the role of the force that defended the castle from on 5 May 1945. The goal of the game is to last until the SS deck is depleted, without allowing SS Counters to reach the castle. You score points for each Defender that survives the assault and lose points for each SS Counter remaining on the board at the end of the game - the higher your score, the better.
Castle Itter is the next design in the Valiant Defense series, and the sequel to Pavlov's House, one of the top rated wargames of 2018. The Valiant Defense series allows you to play amazing stories of courage, with small forces holding the line against unimaginable odds. Games in the series focus on the individual defenders and are deeply rooted in history, while providing a quick play experience with a light complexity ruleset.
The Design Team
Castle Itter was created by David Thompson, the designer of War Chest, Pavlov's House, Armageddon, Undaunted Normandy and Orc-lympics. The artist for the project is Matt White, the designer of Panzer Orders and Until the Bitter End.
During a game of Castle Itter, you take the role of the force that defended the castle from on 5 May 1945. The goal of the game is to last until the SS deck is depleted, without allowing SS Counters to reach the castle. You score points for each Defender that survives the assault and lose points for each SS Counter remaining on the board at the end of the game - the higher your score, the better.
Castle Itter is the next design in the Valiant Defense series, and the sequel to Pavlov's House, one of the top rated wargames of 2018. The Valiant Defense series allows you to play amazing stories of courage, with small forces holding the line against unimaginable odds. Games in the series focus on the individual defenders and are deeply rooted in history, while providing a quick play experience with a light complexity ruleset.
The Design Team
Castle Itter was created by David Thompson, the designer of War Chest, Pavlov's House, Armageddon, Undaunted Normandy and Orc-lympics. The artist for the project is Matt White, the designer of Panzer Orders and Until the Bitter End.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Great implementation of a great board game!2 found this helpful
This is AGAIN a great interpretation of a well loved board game. Developers can ruin the simplest concepts these days, but this isn't one. I get more enjoyment out of board game adaptations than any other genre these days. For whatever reason developers don't bother to infect them with DEI, race swap everything or add some sort of progressive message into them. I digress, this is an accurate 1/1 exchange of a board game. Nothing except the physical copy and time spent in set up was lost.2 found this helpful
Very fun solitaire game, and one of the most interesting historical battles of WWII. Took a long time to figure out how to just even get a draw game.1 found this helpful
This suffers from the same problems as Pavlov's House, though it's a little more forgiving as there are 5 actions per turn rather than only 3. It's a game about managing you offensive actions per turn fundamentally, but does not scratch that hold the line itch for me.
for the price, its worth it
A great turn based game. As a player you really feel the relentless slog of heavy incoming fire and the swarms of SS troops attempting to over-run your positions. Haven't won a game yet, but its no loss!!
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