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.COBRA PATTON'S 1944 SUMMER OFFENSIVE IN FRANCE
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.Cobra by SPI
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A Regimental / Divisional-level sim of the Allied break-out from the Normandy Peninsula in the summer of 1944, which culminated in the encirclement of some 160,000 German troops in the "Falaise Pocket". Hexes = 3.2 kilometers & game-turns = 3 days.

Game components include (original) : Mapsheet, 200 Counters (no blanks), Die & Rules. Magazine version did not have die.

In 1984 the game was expanded and re-released under the TSR banner, with an additional Map & 200 Counters. The expanded version, while keeping the same system, did allow players to start the game from the days of the Allied landings and not just the break-out.

Game components include (expanded version) : Mapsheet, 200 Counters (8 blanks) & Rules.

Two players. Ages 12 & up. SPI from 1977 --- also available in Strategy & Tactics Magazine # 65.

Design: B. E. Hessel.