Introduction

1944: The Invasion of France and the Battle of Germany
designer: Laurence J. Rusiecki
self-published under the Histo Games imprint, 1972

Components:

1 ziploc bag
1 23"x29" three-color map of France, the low countries and western Germany 173 die-cut two-color counters
1 12½"x23¼" bi-fold rules sheet
1 6¼"x8¼" sheet of optional rules & tips
1 4½"x8" CRT
1 13½"x16½" appearance chart

The Designer says:

“1944 is an historical simulation game of the World War II D-Day landings and the events which followed it. It places you in command of the armies and offers you the chance to duplicate or even change history. Actually, 1944 is three different games in one: the Historical Game (the actual 1944 invasion), the Bolero ‘Mini-Game’ (a hypothetical 1942 landing in France) and the ‘Overlord ’43 Mini-Game’ (a proposed invasion for 1943).”

The Reviewers say:

Nothing, in any of the magazines. Holte gave two references for 1944: Moves 6 and Panzerfaust 52. However, both of these refer to a set of miniatures rules by the same name but different designer.

Collector’s Value:

Boone lists low, high and average prices of 9/24/15.00 at auction and 14/60/37.00 for sale.