This TIDE OF IRON base game focuses on the American and German armies in Northern Europe in the years 1944 and 1945. Each game is played as a single scenario, either chosen from the included scenario guide or created by the players themselves, over a map constructed from modular, double-sided game boards and terrain overlays. The game play is designed to be fast-paced, smooth and surprisingly deep, as players must take and hold vital objectives on the game board and decide how best to use each and every unit under their command. It includes 12 hard mounted modular game boards, More than 100 U.S. and German plastic infantry units and squad bases, dozens of AFV such as the Panzer IV, Tiger and Sherman tanks, dozens of German and U.S vehicles such as M3A1 Half-Tracks, GMC CCKW 353 Transport Trucks and Opel Blitz Trucks, more than 100 Operation and Strategy Cards, and hundreds of tokens, dice and other components. Rick Nauertz, sales associate for Fantasy Flight Games told TDmonthly, "Tide of Iron is the definitive board game of WWII squad-level combat. With streamlined, scenario-driven gameplay and an attention to historic detail, Tide of Iron is sure to delight every fan of tactical, historical wargaming."