Grand Operational Simulation Series
Resources¶
Atlantic Wall: D-Day to Falaise¶
The SPI version of Atlantic Wall was foundational in my wargaming history. But since soloing the air/beach landings and a couple turns of this GOSS version; I can’t see my self every playing the SPI version again.
The airborne landing FoW mechanic is brilliant. I enjoy both rule sets’ beach landing subsystems. I will say, holy crap! Nothing since SPR has hit me with a sense of the horrific hellscape Omaha Beach must have been. At the same time the simple “leader unpins unit so it can move rule” sparks in my mind’s eye the narrative of soldiers doing what needs doing in the face of extreme adversity.
As to the rest of the game; GOSS 2020 is crisp, tight and crunchy delicious. It provides a similar endorphin rush teasing through its rules and puzzling out how to apply them successfully as does perfecting and debugging complex software code.
Playaides¶
Unofficial GOSS Mega SoP Handy at table, digest size, with most all charts and rules needed at that moment in Sequence of Play.
Unofficial Atlantic Wall Rules 2016 (Campaign Only) Reformatted 2016 version of e-rules; more readable and inline with 2020 version of GOSS series rules.
Unofficial GOSS / AW Compiled Rulings Compiled from BBG and ConsimWorld forums.
AW Naval Transit/Landings Flowchart Created by Wig G.
AW Timeline Google Sheet GANTT like chart of the campaign’s command, logistics, airpower changes over time.
AW Beach Firepower Google Sheet Based off of David Gilbane’s original.
2026 Campaign Game¶
Four players, 2 on each side. I play the Canadians and other Common Wealth forces.
Started a month late. In July not June. Posting to blog.friendorfoe.com Atlantic Wall AARs matching the Game Turn dates.
Google Drive Folder with Atlantic Wall Campaign images and videos.
