La Grande Guerre 14-18

La Grande Guerre 14-18 (The Great War 14-18)

The English rule set was released in 2002.

La Grande Guerre is a strategic simulation of World War 1. Two maps cover all of Europe. Off map boxes represent Asia / Africa.

Game year is broken down into 9 turns. Production takes place on the interphase every 3 turns. Either side may move first on a given turn. Two different combat systems are included. The initial combat system simulates the 1914 battles w/o trenches. Losses are lower and retreats are likely. In 1915 a new combat system is used. This new system is detailed, but does a good job showing the complexities of trench warfare (retreats are scarce and losses are real high). The game includes a limited fog of war. You may not look at opposing stacks, and units may be off board.

The game is very complete in its depiction of WWI. (Similar to how World in Flames recreates WWII).

Additional aspects of the game include:

Fortresses
Limits on coordination between different armies
Diplomacy
General Counters.
Technology
Naval War
National Will - Leads to uprisings, mutinies, strikes even the dreaded revolution (likely to be Russia, but not necessarily them or a communist revolution). Note NW is lost on losing units and battles, so these effects are not random.
Air / Armor

Contents:

2 large map sheets (Europe, Middle East and World off-map boxes) - each map: 95 x 67.5cm (37.4 x 26.5 inch)
2 dices
Loss charts (to be photocopied) 
7 Armies Boxes charts (front/back) - 3 blue (Allies) & 4 brown (Centrals)
    Russie-Serbie-Roumanie (Russia-Serbia-Rumania)
    France-Angleterre (France-England)
    Italie-Etats Unis / Turquie-Etats Unis (Italy-United States / Turkey-United States)
    Autriche-Turquie / Autriche-Serbie-Grèce-Roumanie-Bulgarie
    Allemagne Ouest-Italie
    Allemagne Est
    Allemagne 1918

4 Rules & scenario booklets: 
    Basic (for all 1914)
    Trench (for 1915+)
    Advanced (for Grand Campaign scenario: politics, diplomacy, technologies, air, production, naval)
    Scenarios (campaign scenario 1914-18, 6 scenarios for 1914, 6 scenarios for 1916-18)

8 Game Aid booklets: 
    Entry into war (1914)
    Diplomacy
    Events & US entry chart
    Combat & movement (x2)
    Germany
    Austria-Hungary & Turkey
    France & England
    Russia, United States & Italy

7 Counter sheets (1811 counters) :
    1 France, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Holland, Russia, Belgium, United States 
    2 Switzerland, Germany, Serbia, Rumania, Russia 
    3 Russia, United States, France, Germany
    4 Austria-Hungary, Turkey, England 
    5 England, Italy, Turkey, United States, miscellaneous 
    6 Diplomatic (various) 
    7 Persia, Japan, technology sets, event chits