Far From Home SCW (id:#60815)
Boadilla del Monte, Spain 1936-12-18 ()
Designer: Gary Fortenberry
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
NationalistRepublican
49.717514124294%

Overview:

The Nationalists' offensive started with a heavy artillery bombardment on the 14 December and Franco's troops occupied the town of Boadilla del Monte. As a countermeasure, the Republicans sent a detachment of Russian tanks led by General Pavlov and two International Brigades (XII and XIV) at Boadilla and re-occupied it. Yet they finally became cut-off in the town by Nationalist counterattacks, and took a defensive stance.
Attacker: Nationalist (Moroccan Tabors and Spanish Foreign Legion)
Defender: Republican (Edgar André and Ernst Thälmann Battalions, XI International Brigade and the Aranjuez Group)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:19.5
AFVs: A:6
PzKpfw IB(g) x 6

AFVs: D:4
T-26 M33
T-26 M33
T-26 M33
T-26 M33

Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
Ur wz. 35 ATR
D:0
OML 2-in. Mortar

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: FS (E3.71). A: AFV crews are Inexperienced
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-06-30(D) Jason Wert vs Steven Slunt Nationalist win
2026-06-29(D) Mark McG vs Jonathon Kay Nationalist win6 hrsNot a very fun scenario for the Republicans
2026-06-27(D) Richard Jenulis vs Chad Cummings Nationalist win5 hrs1936 tournament final. IMO a very hard scenario for the Republicans to win. The turn 3 reinforcements are not strong enough to make much of a difference and the turn 4 reinforcements come in too late to make it across the boards to the Nationalists village. The Nationalists have more end game VPs than the Republicans. So if the Nationalists take a hold 2 or 3 buildings that earn VPs on the first three turns, they don't have to push any further. Chad was a good opponent.
2026-05-20(D) Garrett Woolsey vs Dan Lepore Nationalist winNationalist forces roared forward to attack the critical bridge near the Republican village. Republican armour counter-attacked, ignoring the Nationalist armour and concentrating on the infantry. Alas, too much ground had been given up and the Nationalist, although losing the bridge, was able to withstand the counterassault and won by VP quite handily. Given that **all buildings on the maps score VP** at game end, the Republican should forego a passive defense in the first turns and make efforts to threaten the Nationalist village at the south end of the board.
2025-10-17(D) A Fifteen vs Tycho Granville Nationalist win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.63Votes: 60
Views: 7039
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 9 hours
Recorded Games: 49
Archive recorded plays:
Nationalist35
Republican14
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Far From Home [Confirmed]
[A] Spain (Republican) 53
[D] Spain (Nationalist) 75
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