1918: Storm in the West (1992)

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Designer	Ted Raicer
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Publisher	Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. XTR Corp
Year Published	1992
# of Players	2
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Playing Time	240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Category	Wargame World War I
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
Expansion	Plan 1919
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As one might gather from the title, this game covers the last nine months of fighting in World War I on the Western Front.

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It was the featured game in Command Magazine Issue #16, and later republished in Command Magazine Japan #8. Also published in Command Magazine Japan Extra issue #20 , together with Royal Tank Corps.

Expanded by the variant Plan 1919, featured in Command Magazine #19. This includes 36 counters and 3 pages of rules.

Nominee for the 1992 Charles S. Roberts awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards).

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