{"product_id":"memoir-44-2025-refresh","title":"Memoir '44 (2025 refresh)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemoir '44\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis huge fun. I usually describe it as a simple wargame: the rules may be simple, but it's still a challenging game. And one that allows players to re-create lots of WW2 battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers command the forces of either Axis or Allied troops and use cards and dice to manoeuvre and attack with their units. They win medals by destroying enemy units and capturing objectives – first to get enough medals wins the battle. This base game covers the war in western Europe from the D-Day landings in 1944 (there are several tough scenarios for the different beaches) to the final battles of 1945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA big part of the game's appeal is the way it looks: a host of model soldiers, tanks (Shermans and Panzer IVs) and guns spread across the hills, forests and towns. The whole thing looks good and gives a real feel for the historical battlefield. As a game, it's the cards that make it such a challenge. They limit what the players can do, simulating some of the 'fog of war'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \"refreshed\" edition came out in 2025. It has \"redesigned miniatures\", neutral obstacle pieces, revised artwork and some useful 'activation tokens' to show which units have been ordered. Oh, and the box is a little larger and noticeably heavier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemoir '44\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the \"Commands \u0026amp; Colors\" family (using the same basic mechanisms) and you'll find others, and the \u003cem\u003eMemoir '44\u003c\/em\u003e expansions, in my \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Commands-Colors-family\"\u003eCommands \u0026amp; Colors Collection\u003c\/a\u003e. (Most of the expansions are out of print – I suspect they are being refreshed to match the new edition.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 2 players, aged 8+, playing time 45+ minutes\u003c\/b\u003e (depending on the scenario)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemoir '44\u003c\/em\u003e and its expansions were designed by Richard Borg and are published by Days of Wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eMemoir '44\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/39856\/Memoir%20'44\" title=\"Click for the Boardgamegeek page about Memoir '44 in a new window\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e    Pevans reported on the \u003cem\u003eMemoir '44\u003c\/em\u003e tournaments at the UK Games Expo in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pevans.co.uk\/Reviews\/Memoir44Expo12.pdf\"\u003e2012\u003c\/a\u003e (PDF, 0.4 Mb), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pevans.co.uk\/Reviews\/Memoir44Expo13.pdf\"\u003e2013\u003c\/a\u003e (PDF, 0.8 Mb) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pevans.co.uk\/Reviews\/Expo14.html#Memoir\" title=\"The Memoir '44 tournament at the 2014 UK Games Expo\"\u003e2014\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452160610629,"sku":"114","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Memoir-44-2025-cover.jpg?v=1783095734","url":"https:\/\/games.pevans.co.uk\/products\/memoir-44-2025-refresh","provider":"Games from Pevans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}