Welcome to All American III: Shanley's Hill...
All American III: Shanley's Hill is the third and final game in our series depicting the actions of the 82nd Airborne behind Utah Beach. Designer Ian Daglish and the CH development team have set new standards of accuracy and precision in this game series and Shanley's Hill takes the approach another step forward. Intensive research, battlefield walks to check the accuracy of our game map and all the research steps familiar to the historian were followed to prepare this module for your gaming table.
Small Unit Action...
Caponnet, 8 June 1944: As the day wore on, the defenders
of Hill 30 were reduced to a state of siege. The Germans were
closing in from all sides, even occupying houses around the base
of the hill, capturing American wounded. The French residents
were driven out before their homes were burnt in reprisal. There
was no effective cover as enemy mortars worked over the hill.
Food and water were gone, bandages were used up and the shortage
of plasma became desperate. Somehow Shanley’s men held out
until nightfall. Volunteers were called for after dark to break
out in search of blood plasma - a suicide mission that had to
be attempted...
This is ALL AMERICAN Shanley’s
Hill, the game that depicts the fighting to secure the exits
from Utah Beach on D-Day. The terrain west of Sainte Mere Eglise,
including the famous Hill 30, the vital bridge, and the entire
Normandy village of Chef du Pont are accurately depicted on the
game map.
Putting together the BIG PICTURE ...
Above is the designer's sketch map dating back to the inception of the game series. You no longer need to imagine color game maps filling in the drawn-in markings. With Shanley's Hill, you can link all three games together to fight the battle of the 82nd Airborne behind Utah Beach in an unprecedented tactical level presentation.
Ongoing SUPPORT ...
CH provides ongoing support in the form of clarifications and the All American Newsletter free to its customers. Critical Hit Tactical Level Gaming magazine is its 5th year of continuous publishing and our upcoming All American Gamers Guide will include extensive coverage of Shanley's Hill and the entire All American series.
The GRAND FINALE to
our 82nd Airborne in Normandy series is here...
Critical Hit!, Inc. is proud to announce an important new game release!
Fighting in the BOCAGE...
The fields of Normandy and the dreaded Bocage country are depicted on the Shanley's map like no other game before it. There are so many chokepoints that will become the focus of your game battles just as the same places were fought over during and after D-Day. The famous struggle on Hill 30, Chef-du-Pont and the bridge there, the Port Filiolet crossroads - all are depicted on our accurate game map.
What You Get...
ALL AMERICAN: Shanley’s Hill sells for $26.95 and depicts the fighting of the 82nd Airborne to secure the exits from Utah Beach during the Normandy Invasion. This new edition provides ten scenarios and a scenario-generating campaign system that ties the entire series of three releases together.
The first four scenarios depict the actions fought for and around the Norman village of Chef du Pont on D-Day. For the first time in the series, General Jim Gavin puts in a ‘personal’ appearance, leading his men down the railway from La Fiere. Using new components, this scenario also introduces a FlaK train, which the Americans must stop.
The next six scenarios follow the saga of Lieutenant Colonel Shanley of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. In one, an attempt is made by a battalion of ethnic Georgians, led by German officers mounted on Kettenkrad half-track motorcycles, to push Shanley’s men off of Hill 30. Another depicts the famous attempt by Millsaps’ patrol to break through to Chef du Pont in search of blood plasma for the dying.
What the Customers are Saying about All American...
- "I wanted to take a moment and congratulate you on the All American: Kellam's Bridge module that I picked up at the Compleat Strategist. The map is a real work of art and the attention to detail is fantastic." Dennis Felice, Major, Infantry, USAR (Ret.), Bogota, New Jersey
- "I laid out every scenario in your Timmes' Orchard game this weekend and was quite impressed." Charlie Kibler, Edgewood, Maryland
- "The monster scenario linking the Kellam's and Timmes' All American maps is just incredible. I love the way it just looks on my gaming table before I move the first piece." James Eckert, Dayton, Ohio
What about your battle?
No other company delivers this kind of detailed, widely-distributed presentation of your game idea in the realm of module design. Our professional design, distribution and production capabilities enable CH to bring your idea to fruition. If you have a game idea that is well-documented and designed we want to hear from you! Just send a note to Submissions and we'll begin a prompt dialogue about the details.
P.S. The first two release in the 82nd Airborne Trilogy, Timmes' Orchard and Kellam's Bridge, are in short supply so order now.