The Bet ETO (id:#61690)
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North of Trogstad, Norway 1940-04-13 ()
Designer: Enrico Catanzaro
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanNorwegian
65.384615384615%

Overview:

Near Trogstad, the German detachment Gutsche attacked the village of South Hov to clear any roadblock and secure the area. So easily were the Germans overwhelming strongpoints, Captain Gutsche made a bet with his men that they would not meet any strong resistance in Norway. He was unaware that Major Orre defended the village, deploying his company to vigorously fight the invaders.
Attacker: German (Gruppe "Gutsche")
Defender: Norwegian (Kompanie Orre and Regrouping Patrols)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.5 D:11.5
AFVs: A:4
Kfz 1
SPW 251/1 x 3

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:1
8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36 x 3
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS, Treat Grain as Woods, crews may not voluntarily abandon AFVs.
Overlays: B2 X27
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-04-06(D) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett German winBid 13 hexes as I was playing solo and wanted to go pretty hard at it. The scenario was quite tense with the reinforcing French troops coming in on the left side to hit some German mortars from behind while they tried to set up. Approaching the village was hampered several times by the tenacious Norwegians and their available firepower. Several unlucky breaks (both of squads and their HMGs) gave the Germans to ability to creep in to important lynchpin hexes/buildings and seal the win with 14 of 16 hexes. Tough scenario, fun for both sides, though the wind could be a huge gamechanger.
2026-04-01(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win2 hrs
2026-04-01(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German win2 hrs
2021-04-15(D) John Garlic vs Martin Marquis German win
2020-01-12(D) patrick palma vs Zeb Tingley Norwegian win
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Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2026-04-13 23:38:09
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Danno Added a playing2026-04-01 23:57:20
Turuk Uploaded a VASL file2024-07-18 15:15:27
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-09-17 18:13:02
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.60Votes: 10
Views: 5002
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.1 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
German6
Norwegian4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Bet [Confirmed]
[A] German 11
[D] Norwegian 5
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