ANZ -ANZIO

1. TITLE: Anzio (Italia)
2. PUBLISHER: The Avalon Hill Game Company (TAHGC)
3. SCOPE:
4. TAHGC CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
5. GAME BOX DESCRIPTION:
6. YEAR PUBLISHED (EDITIONS): Original version was 1969 with several editions and an second copyright of 1974.. Tom Oleson distrubuted components for a new version (5th edition rulebook, new maps covering Sicily through North Italy, additional counters to supplement the original counters, replacement full color maps, addition OOB as the game expands to the entire Italian Campaign with the addition of a Sicily Scenario). All of the latter exists in a WGA Dropbox. The latter was self Published by Tom Oleson under the name of ITALIA, later counter and mapboard artwork by Mark Simonvitch.
7. CREDITS
   • Historical Research & Original Design: Dave Williams
   • Redesign & Reorganization of 2nd edition: Tom Oleson
   • Game Components: Tom Oleson, Tom Shaw, Donald Greenwood
   • Playtest: Pete Menconi, Joel Davis, Richard Plock, Paul O'Neil, Interest Group Baltimore
   • Printing: Monarch Services
8. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2
9. WGA COMPLEXITY SCALE (1-10):
10. TYPICAL PLAYING TIME (HOURS):
11. MAP SCALE:
12. UNIT SCALE: Divisions, presence of brigades/regimenst and few german battalions
13. TIME SCALE PER TURN: 1 week
14. NUMBER OF GAME TURNS:
15. ARTICLE LISTING: Click here
16. GAME INVENTORY: original box contains 2 heavy folded maps, 2 x OOBs, 2x organizational units displays, 1x Combat result table, 1 per calendary, 2 per counter sheets, 1x rules book
17. WBC & AVALONCON HISTORY: Continuously played since Avaloncon 1991.
18. PBEM TOOLS:
• I found a Java application VASSAL module for Italia under the Anzio title.
19. PBEM OPPORTUNITES: Contact Wargame Academy if interested. A Boardgamer Player Association PBEM tournament can be organized by WGA pending suitable interest once a VASSAL ANZ module is completed.
20. WARGAME ACADEMY COMMENTS: I have not played this as of yet.
21. WARGAME ACADEMY GAME TOOLS: All of the 5th edition matieral exists in a WGA Dropbox.