Historical Background: 28th of October 1940. Infantrymen of Italian "Ferrara Division, supported by some L3/35 light tanks, assaulted Perati Bridge on Vioussa river at the border between Albany and Greece. The Italian column captured the bridge but its advance was quickly delayed by bad weather conditions and hard resistance of Greek troops. Greek artillery had a better range than the Italian one, so Italian were not able to make counter-battery fire. The advance of Mussolini's troops became quickly a failure everywhere on the Albanian front and from 04th of November, Greeks launched counter-offensive. The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
Briefing: Axis Player [Italy] : 5 command cards, you move first. Allied Player [Greece] : 5 command cards.
Conditions of Victory: 5 medals, Melissopetra and the hex "vers Konitsa" are each temporary medal objective for the Axis Player.
Special Rules: - Greek guns are better than Italian guns, so use "Big Guns" rules for the Allied Player (Troop 3). - If a player draws the "Air Power" card, he must play it as "Barrage" card.
Scenario Bibliography: - Magazine Ligne de Front n°5 - Article "Le conflit italo-grec". - Image satellite Google Earth.
Warning: Please note that this scenario was not approved by Richard Borg or Days of Wonder, so you have to check yourself about playability, potential gaming issues, etc.
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