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INtroduction

Welcome

The American and British forces slowly but surely advanced

towards Germany, yet not without problems. In Arnhem, a dar-

ing joint offensive by the Allies was struck down by German

defenses, and Nazi forces nearly broke the American lines dur-

ing the last major German offensive in the Ardennes forest.

June 6th, 1944. D-Day was heralded as “the longest day” of the

war, yet it was but the opening salvo for the Allied offensive into

western Europe – an offensive that would last for almost a year

before the Allies could declare victory in the European theater.

TIDE OF IRON is a game of World War II tactical conflict for

two to four players. The components in this base game allow

players to simulate the dramatic struggles that took place

between American and German forces in Northern Europe dur-

ing the years 1944 and 1945.

The objective of the invasion: to dismantle Hitler’s

“Wehrmacht,” the once-mighty German armed forces; liberate

the occupied countries of western Europe; and ultimately to sub-

due the threat from Germany and the Nazi regime that ruled it.

Although bludgeoned by defeats in Russia and Africa and sys-

tematically weakened by Allied bombing of its supply and pro-

duction infrastructure, the German army remained a formidable

foe. The soldiers and officers of Hitler’s army were well trained,

battle hardened, and in possession of some of the finest and

most lethal equipment of the war.

FFG hopes to provide you with expansions that will broaden the

scope of TIDE OF IRON, introducing more units and scenarios

covering other periods and theaters of the war, adding English,

Russian, and Japanese forces to the game.

Object of the game

Over the course of the Allied offensive, American forces would

undertake the brunt of the fighting in northern France and

Belgium, while their British allies would con-

centrate on the Netherlands and the

liberation of the Scandinavian

countries.

TIDE OF IRON (“TOI”) is a scenario-based game, in which the

components and rules provide you with the tools to re-create a

vast number of different WWII battles and conflicts. Each spe-

cific scenario will dictate the setup, special rules, and victory

conditions for any one game session.

Before each game of TIDE OF IRON, players must first agree

upon and select a scenario to play. Such scenarios can be found

either in the included Scenario Guide, or online at:

WWW . FANTASYFLIGHTGAMES . COM

A TOI scenario is played over several rounds, with each round

consisting of a number of actions. What a player needs to

accomplish to win a game of TIDE OF IRON depends on the

scenario being played. Some scenarios require players to earn a

certain number of victory points, while other scenarios may

require players to control strategic positions on the battlefield,

such as bridges or pillboxes.

• 36 Condition Tokens

• 6 Anti-Tank Specialization Tokens

• 6 Engineer Specialization Tokens

• 6 Flamethrower Specialization Tokens

• 6 Medic Specialization Tokens

• 6 Victory Objective Markers

• 8 American Command Objective Markers (various values)

• 8 German Command Objective Markers (various values)

• 8 Neutral Command Objective Markers (various values)

• 8 American Control Markers

• 8 German Control Markers

• 51 Command Tokens (in 1s and 5s)

• 4 American Concealed Squad Markers

• 4 German Concealed Squad Markers

• 8 American Transport Markers

• 8 German Transport Markers

• 8 American Off-Board Indicator Tokens (numbered 1-8)

• 8 German Off-Board Indicator Tokens (numbered 1-8)

• 38 Fortification, Obstacle, and Cover Markers, consisting of:

- 12 Double-Sided Pillbox/Entrenchment Markers

- 14 Double-Sided Tank Trap/Razor Wire Markers

- 6 Smoke Markers

- 6 Minefield Markers

• 1 Target Token

• 1 North Directional Marker

Feel free to invent your own scenarios with the components pro-

vided with the game.

Components

• This Rulebook

• 1 Scenario Guide

• 216 Plastic Figures, consisting of:

- 54 American Regular Infantry

- 12 American Elite Infantry

- 6 American Officers

- 6 American Mortar Crews

- 6 American Machine Gun Crews

- 12 M4A1 Sherman Tanks

- 6 M3A1 Half-Tracks

- 6 GMC CCKW 353 Transport Trucks

- 54 German Regular Infantry

- 12 German Elite Infantry

- 6 German Infantry Officers

- 6 German Mortar Crews

- 6 German Machine Gun Crews

- 6 Panzer IV Tanks

- 6 Tiger I Tanks

- 6 SdKfz 251 Half-Tracks

- 6 Opel Blitz Transport Trucks

• 48 Squad Bases

- 12 Light Grey German Bases

- 12 Dark Grey German Bases

- 12 Light Green American Bases

- 12 Dark Green American Bases

• 2 Player Reference Sheets

• 12 Map Boards

• 28 Map Overlay Pieces

• 14 Black Attack Dice

• 6 Red Defense Dice

• 1 Round Track

• 1 Round Marker

• 1 American Victory Point Marker

• 1 German Victory Point Marker

• 110 Cards, consisting of:

- 90 Strategy Cards

- 18 Operations Cards

- 1 American Initiative Card

- 1 German Initiative Card

• 1 Initiative Token

• 88 Activation Tokens

• 32 Damage Tokens

Component Overview

Below you will find illustrations and brief descriptions of all the

components in the game.

Plastic Figures

These 216 detailed plastic figures represent the American and

German military personnel and vehicles that the players will be

commanding. Each player starts the game with the specific fig-

ures listed by the chosen scenario.

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Squad Bases

Round Track, Round Marker, and Victory Markers

R OUND T RACK

A MERICAN S QUAD B ASES

G ERMAN S QUAD B ASES

The squad bases come in four different shades representing the

players of a four-player game. All green bases belong to the

American players, while the grey bases belong to the German

players. Each base can hold up to four infantry figures. In a two-

player game, each player takes control of all bases of one color

(nation), ignoring the light and dark shades.

A MERICAN VP

M ARKER

R OUND

M ARKER

G ERMAN VP

M ARKER

The round marker is placed on the round track to keep track of

the number of game rounds. Each nation also has a victory point

marker, which is placed on the round track to keep track of each

nation’s current victory point total. All of these markers have

“+10” on their reverse sides, for use if a nation exceeds 10 vic-

tory points or a game goes longer than 10 rounds.

Player Reference Sheets

These sheets provide players with the

combat values and special abilities of

each figure, as well as summaries of

important rules and concepts.

Strategy Cards

During the game setup, as instructed

by each individual scenario, players

typically will receive one or more

Strategy card decks. During the

game players will be able to activate

cards from these decks for a variety

of benefits, including reinforcements

and artillery support.

Map Boards

The 12 double-sided map boards

are used to build the game board

for each scenario. They can be

arranged in a large number of

different variations, allowing for

a wide variety of scenarios.

Operations Cards

Some scenarios indicate that one or both

nations start with certain Operations cards,

which add additional game rules. These

rules can cover anything from weather con-

ditions and morale options to specialization

enhancements, such as those that give engi-

neer squads the ability to remove mine-

fields or lay smoke on the battlefield.

Map Overlay Pieces

Map overlay pieces are placed on top of

the map boards to add additional terrain

features. Map overlay pieces feature

everything from additional buildings and

woods to streams and roads.

Dice

Initiative Cards and the Initiative Token

Black dice are attack dice and represent

the firepower and effectiveness of an

attack. Red dice are defense dice and rep-

resent both cover gained from terrain fea-

tures and the difficulty of penetrating a

vehicle’s armor.

A MERICAN

I NITIATIVE C ARD

G ERMAN

I NITIATIVE C ARD

At the end of each Command Phase, the player with the most

cumulative command on his Initiative card gains the initiative

token. The player with the initiative token acts first during a

game round and breaks ties during timing conflicts.

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Activation Tokens

Command Objective Markers

Fatigued

Side

Opportunity

Fire Side

A MERICAN

C OMMAND

O BJECTIVE

M ARKER

G ERMAN

C OMMAND

O BJECTIVE

M ARKER

N EUTRAL

C OMMAND

O BJECTIVE

M ARKER

These tokens are used to keep track of which units have already

acted during a game round. The activation tokens have two

sides: a fatigued side and an opportunity fire side.

These markers come in three colors and with various numeric

values. They are placed on the game board and represent areas

of tactical importance on the battlefield. Controlling these objec-

tives provides a player with command points. Each scenario will

indicate where to place these on the game board.

Damage Tokens

Control Markers

Lightly

Damaged

Heavily

Damaged

These tokens are used to indicate when a vehicle has been dam-

aged. The two sides of these tokens indicate whether the vehicle

is lightly damaged or heavily damaged.

A MERICAN

C ONTROL M ARKER

G ERMAN

C ONTROL M ARKER

Condition Tokens

Each nation has eight control markers, which are used to indi-

cate which nation has control of which victory and command

objectives.

Pinned

Side

Disrupted

Side

Command Tokens

Command tokens are used to keep

track of a nation’s total available com-

mand. Nations will spend command to

gain initiative as well as to activate

Strategy cards.

These tokens are used to reflect the condition (i.e., morale) of

a squad that has been subject to suppressive fire. The two sides

of these markers indicate whether a squad has been pinned or

disrupted.

C OMMAND

T OKENS

Transport Markers, Off-Board Indicator Tokens, and

Concealed Squad Markers

Squad Specialization Tokens

O FF -B OARD

I NDICATOR T OKENS

T RANSPORT M ARKERS

C ONCEALED SQUAD

M ARKERS

A NTI -T ANK

E NGINEER

F LAMETHROWER

M EDIC

Specialization tokens are used to indicate that a squad has

special equipment or training, giving it additional abilities.

Each nation has 8 transport markers with corresponding off-

board indicator tokens, and four concealed squad markers. These

are used to mark which squads are being transported in vehicles

and to mark concealed squads.

Victory Objective Markers

These markers act as reminders as to which

hexes are related to the victory conditions

specified by the scenario. Each scenario will

describe where to place these as well as their

purpose on the game board.

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