Game pieces, cards, D-Day/Normandy maps & terrain mats.
Bits
Here, we are offering play aids we designed. It is important to note that some vendors do not have a money-back guarantee if you don't like the items. Caveat emptor! However, they may replace items that they made incorrectly. See their websites for their terms & conditions. As noted in our FAQ above, Combat Rules does not fulfill these orders; you order from the vendor linked.
1) Wargaming 3D STL files are downloaded & to be printed by you; no physical product.​
2) The Game Crafter cards are “Print On Demand,” so production may be slower than expected. The Game Crafter gives you an “Urgent” production option that doubles the cost of the item. This seems like a lot, but considering these are one-off items, it's their way of giving you the option to cut the time from many weeks or even a few months to perhaps a week (plus shipping time).
3) Wargame Vault PDF files are downloaded & to be printed by you; no physical product.
Battlegroup Counters
3D print a set of Battlegroup Counters containing Battle Rating numbers (0-5) and special events (like Air Strike) for basic Battlegroup games and the Fall of the Reich supplement. Download the file and print it on your 3D printer, or forward it to someone to print for you.
These 2-cm-diameter Battlegroup counters (chits or disks) are shown on a 4-cm hex-gridded Fightin’ Fields mat. The 2 cm diameter could be enlarged a lot or reduced a bit.
The set of (56) 2-centimeter diameter round disks, 1.5 millimeters thick set up for a 3D printer that can print a 14.6x16.7 centimeters (5.6x6.8”) width x length area. The artwork is embossed into the disk 1mm deep. The reverse side of the disk is blank.
To get enough disks for the game’s required quantity, one prints (2) sets of (56) disks to end up with (112) disks to make enough for a full set of (105) disks plus (7) excess/spares. Designed for basic Battlegroup and the Fall of the Reich supplement that substitutes for basic Battlegroup events as noted in the third image at left. When 3D printed, disks can be used on a sand table and not degrade like cardboard! RAR file size 343 kb.
*Order card sleeves from Mayday Games in packs of 50 (heavier plastic called Premium) or 100 (thinner called Standard) sleeves. The card size to be inserted is called Euro Poker and measures 63.5x85mm, interior dimension. This sleeve is made to fit cards of that size. Mayday's order and shipping are fast.
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Important note: scheduling custom bits can take weeks before shipping. The Game Crafter will ship much more quickly if you pay an "Urgent" fee equal to 100% of the order cost.
CD:TOB Order Cards
Instead of placing order counters and avoiding their clutter for Command Decision: Test of Battle, I have made up order cards, and you indicated orders by writing them with rub-off markers.
Click here for an explanation & download a free landscape-shaped PDF version.
Write orders with either:
1) Dry-erase markers (also available from The Game Crafter) wipe off with a dry rag or tissue. Warning: markings may come off when touched. Cards have a UV coating that allows the Dry-Erase markings to rub off easily.
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2) Place cards in "sleeves"* and orders written with Sanford A/V markers, then wipe off with a moist rag (it is less likely that you will rub off the writing accidentally with your fingers).
Each pack of portrait-shaped cards comes with 18 double-sided 63x88mm “Euro Poker” sized cards to a set (6 each in pale green, tan & gray), printed on both sides as shown on the left.) The cards have UV coating to make the cards more durable.
Order cards from TheGameCrafter.com
Game Terrain
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Normandy Campaign game mat for Sam Mustafa's new ruleset, Eisenhower (3 battalion stands per 2-mile grid space). Your choice is a big imprinted PVC or cloth mat. Or download a map PDF, which is now available , so you can print on paper locally with 2-mile squares. Other sizes of PVC/cloth mats can be specially ordered by your request. ​
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Our Fightin' Fields mat's field shapes are inspired by a WWII P-38 aerial recon photo of Normandy (at right; coming soon).
Do you have other ideas for play aids? ​
A P-38 with invasion markings. The F5 was the photographic version of the P-38. The Museum’s P-38, though not a photo plane, is at our Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (NASM-9A14039-020)
Below is the same section with a square vs. hex grid. The main terrain types are Bocage, Soft, and Forest. Flat (plain) terrain has irrelevant small details (to rulesets like Eisenhower) that help to give you context of village names, roads, creeks, and contour edges. You can see how the grid requires minor differences in the placement of the main terrain types. Both grids have a coordinate system of vertical letters A-R and horizontal numbers along all four edges. We also chose to add a grid coordinate to each hex.
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As of this writing (December 2024), the Eisenhower ruleset does not have an official hex grid variant, but Sam Mustafa Honour Facebook group gamers may add this option. Currently, we have a square grid and a no-grid for sales on Wargame Vault. If you have other ideas, contact us.
The Normandy Campaign cloth mat is expected to be available in January.
Click here for access to download free PDFs below:
Download this Excel spreadsheet for a basic Order of Battle & how to resize the PDF to make the battlefield fit your table(s):
I am working on the best trade-offs for a Normandy Campaign mat, so I have numerous samples of materials
