Guerre Éclair (FR)

*French version

May 1940 opens in a roar of tank treads: German armored divisions surge toward the Franco-Belgian border, ready to break the Allied lines within weeks. Guerre Éclair (FR) drops you straight into this lightning campaign with a card-driven war game built for two players, where every decision can tip the fate of the Battle of France. Hidden behind three screens that protect each side's intentions, one player commands the Wehrmacht, pushing Panzers toward the sea or Paris without ever revealing the true objective, while the other leads French and British forces, forced to guess where the enemy will strike in order to concentrate defenses or launch a decisive counterattack. Bluffing matters as much as firepower: hiding your cards, keeping your opponent guessing, and striking at just the right moment are the real weapons of this blitz invasion. Wooden infantry and tank pieces advance across a board depicting France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, making every armored push feel concrete and dramatic on the table.

Guerre Éclair is for you if you're after an intense strategic duel that plays out in under an hour without a rulebook the size of a brick. You'll likely love Guerre Éclair if the idea of bluffing your opponent behind a screen, hiding your true plans, and flipping a game with one well-timed offensive gets you excited. It's also a great entry point into war games for curious players who want to try the genre without committing to an all-afternoon simulation.

Guerre Éclair is actually a revised and improved edition of The Rise of Blitzkrieg: The Fall of France, 1940, originally released in 2019, giving the designer a chance to refine the card system and components. The game belongs to the Combat Rations collection, a series built around quick, accessible historical simulations rather than multi-hour wargames. On BoardGameGeek it holds an average rating of 8.5/10, a sign that light wargame fans clearly enjoy it.

The game was designed by Yasushi Nakaguro, with artwork by Zuzanna Wollny, giving the board and pieces a clean, immediately readable look, a real asset for a war game meant to hit the table again and again.

BOX CONTENTS
1 game board
1 rulebook
3 screens
37 cards
13 wooden tanks
25 wooden soldiers

Number of players: 2
Duration: 45 minutes
Age: 14+