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2 NO RETREAT 3: THE French Front May-JUNE 1940 v2.4Fortifications (hexagon-shaped) orParatroops (round). A unit’s Designationidentifies it based on that formation’shistorical name or that of its commander.Sample Event CardGerman Event on top (green-gray) Card #French Event on bottom (blue)Events withthese symbolscan only beplayed asEvents whenthey are paidfor with anInitiativemarkerInitiative markersThese round markers are veryimportant. They are used to pay forkey actions such as playing certainEvent cards, replacing losses,putting units in Reserve; or, whenallowed, flipping them to theirBlitz!/Shock! sides for Combat.Players receive them at the start of most turnsby discarding Event cards and they areoccasionally awarded by combat results.Initiative markers are the game’s “money.”They represent Supplies, OperationalLeadership, Support Assets (Artillery andAirplanes), Troop Replacements, etc.[3.0] SETTING UP THE GAMEPlace the map between the players. TheGerman player sits along the east edge andthe French player on the west edge. ThePlayer Aid Mat is placed between themalong the north edge. Each player takeshis/her Combat Results Table sheet.Refer to the Scenarios section of this bookfor set up instructions (also see 14.14).[4.0] SEQUENCE OF PLAYHow the Turns Work: Before playersconduct their respective Player Turns, amutual Housekeeping Phase takes place toorganize things. Each Game Turn consists ofa German player Turn followed by a Frenchplayer Turn. During each player’s turn, severalPhases (e.g., Movement and Combat)are conducted in strict sequence. Each Phasemust be completed before the next begins.My Turn; Your Turn: The player who iscurrently conducting his Player Turn iscalled the Phasing Player. His opponent isknown as the Non-Phasing Player.ProcedureNew Game Turn HousekeepingA. Advance the Game Turn Marker: Advancethe Game Turn marker on the Turn Track. Ifthe 12th turn was just completed, or anArmistice was declared, the game ends andthe winner is determined.B. New Game Turn Events Phase: Any Eventlisted on the Game Turn Track for the newGame Turn (i.e., the box the Game Turnmarker was just moved into) is noted and, ifapplicable, implemented at this time (see 13.4for a complete listing and explanations).C. New Game Turn Victory PhaseAutomatic Victory is checked (12.2 & 12.3).Sudden Death/Operational Collapse (12.1)and Plan Scoring (12.7.1) are also checked onturns denoted by a Death’s Head (T) symbol.German player Turn1. Card Phase: The Phasing player must discarddown to two (2) cards and then usually drawsfour (4) more cards (see 5.2).2. Supply Check Phase: Place Unsuppliedmarkers on both sides’ units that cannot tracea valid Supply Line at this time.3. Organization Phase: The Phasing playertakes this turn’s allotted Initiative markers,takes Reinforcements, Replacements andEvacuates Units. Both players can also buymore Initiative markers by discarding cards or(Phasing player only) convert them toBlitz!/Shock! markers.4. Movement Phase: The Phasing player canmove his units on the map, including movingone (only) off the map to the Reserve Box.5. Combat Phase: All Voluntary, and then allInvoluntary, Battles are Declared and Resolvedas per the Battle Sequence in any order thePhasing player desires.6. Marker / Unit Removal Phase: Some unitsand markers are removed from the map.7. Mutual Reserve Phase: The Phasing playermay put his unit(s) in the Reserve box back onthe map; then the Non-Phasing player may dothe same with his unit(s) in the Reserve box.French player TurnThe French player becomes the “Phasing Player”and repeats the above seven Phases, in order,that the German player just completed.Exception: The French player declares mostVoluntary Battles during the Organization Phase(see the Player Aid Sheets for the sequencing).[5.0] THE CARDSGeneral RuleYou draw cards, one at a time, from theDraw Pile during your Card Phase. TheDraw Pile is reshuffled when there is onecard left in it (that card is not drawn!) or asinstructed by the play of certain Events.Systems Development by Alan EmrichCards generate game events or are resourcesdiscarded for more Initiative markers. Aftertheir use, cards are placed, face-up, in aDiscard Pile next to the Draw Pile.Note, the 10 Plan cards are not in the regulardeck, and drawn differently (see 12.7).Appropriate TimingEvent cards are played when theircorresponding actions are performed duringthe Sequence of Play (4.0).For Example: You can only play a card that givesyou a free unit upgrade during your ownOrganization Phase, not during your opponent’sCombat Phase.Card play is sequential. That is, cards areresolved in the order that they were playedunless their effects conflict, in which casethe card played last takes precedence.If both players play a card at the same time,the player whose Player Turn it is decidestheir play order; either his own card first, orhis opponent’s.Once is EnoughBecause cards are retrievable from the DiscardPile and thus reusable, this Rule applies:The exact same-named Event cannot occurtwice during a single Player Turn.Cases[5.1] Discard Step: The Card Phase beginsby discarding. You can retain only two (2)cards in your hand before drawing at the startof your turn, so you must discard any excesscards in your hand at this time.[5.2] Draw Step: After discarding (ifnecessary) during the Discard Step (see 5.1),you usually draw four (4) cards from theDraw Pile and add them to your hand. Thefollowing conditions can affect the Frenchplayer’s per turn Draw Rate (DR):-1 French card if the German playercontrols the 3 Ports.-1 French card if a German unit occupiesany number of Paris hexes.+1 French card if the Anglo-FrenchUnion! event is in effect (14.13.2).[5.3] Events: The cards have text in boxes.The Green boxes are Events playable onlyby the German player, while the Blue boxesare Events playable only by the Frenchplayer. Thus, the effect of each card isdifferent depending upon who has it in hishand. Once played, cards are discarded.[5.3.1] Event Effects: Events describetheir exact timing and use on the cardsthemselves. When not specified, you canperform that Event any time.[5.3.2] Event Precedence: When there isa conflict between Event text and theRules, the Event text takes precedence.
NO RETREAT 3: THE French Front: May-JUNE 1940 v2.4 3[5.3.3] Initiative Events: Each event witha German Cross symbol (E) is playableonly if the German player spends oneInitiative marker to do so.Each Event with a French Roundel symbol() is playable only if the French playerspends one Initiative marker to do so.All other Events (i.e., those without thesesymbols) are playable for free.[5.4] Other Card Uses: In addition to theiruse triggering Events, you can spend (i.e.,discard) cards during Organization Phasesto buy additional Initiative markers (see7.1)[6.0] SUPPLYGeneral RuleDuring this Phase, both players check thesupply status of each of their on-map units:first, all of the Phasing Player’s units, andthen the Non-Phasing Player’s units, markingthose that are unsupplied.Cases[6.1] Receiving Regular Supply: A unit isin Regular Supply if it is able to trace avalid Overland Supply Path. You trace aSupply Path from the unit requiring supply,through any number of hexes, to a friendlymap edge. A friendly map edge is the east(dark gray) edge for the Germans, and thewest and south (blue) edges for the Frenchand British.[6.2] Alternative Supply Sources: A unit isalways in supply if it is in a fortified hex inits own country. The Swiss unit is always insupply in Switzerland.Tracing to these alternative supply sourcesdoes not constitute an Overland Supply Path.Note that units in Ports are not automaticallyin supply in this game, but being there doesallow them to receive Improvements (7.2.1).[6.3] Blocking Supply Paths: Enemy unitsalways block a Supply Path. Enemy Zones ofControl (see 8.5) also block Supply Pathsunless there is a friendly unit in that hex.You cannot trace through Neutral countriesnot yet attacked by the German Player.That is, friendly units negate enemy Zones ofControl for the purpose of tracing a SupplyPath.[6.4] Unsupplied Markers: When aunit is Unsupplied during the SupplyPhase, place an Unsupplied markeron it to denote its precarious status.[6.5] Unsupplied Effects: A unit with anUnsupplied marker suffers accordingly: Organization: Reduced-strength units arerestricted in their ability to recover back tofull-strength (see 7.2.2). Movement: Its Movement Allowance isreduced to a maximum of Three (3)Movement Points. Combat: When attacking, it neverreceives an Armor Bonus (10.6.3),cannot conduct Multi-Hex Advance(10.8.1), and suffers a one shift to the left(1) penalty on the Combat ResultsTable. If it is eliminated in combat, it isplaced in the Surrendered Units Box(10.7.1). Scoring: A Maginot line Area isconsidered “Isolated” for Victory Pointpurposes if it cannot trace a validOverland Supply Path.Units are not automatically eliminated solelybecause they lack supply.[7.0] ORGANIZATIONProcedureDuring your Organization Phase, performthe following Steps in order:A. Initiative Buy Step: Purchase extraInitiative markers.B. Flip Step: Improve units and (for theGermans only) Initiative markers.C. Placement Step: In order: Reinforce,Replace, and Evacuate units.D. French Attack Step: The Frenchplayer (only) places his white targetmarkers during this Step of his PlayerTurn.A. The Initiative Buy Step[7.1] Buying Initiative markers: BothPlayers may discard any number of Eventcards in their hand to purchase their side’sunused Initiative markers on a 1-for-1 basis:each card exchanged for one marker.Note that you can buy Initiative markersduring your opponent’s Player Turn!B. The Flip Step[7.2] Improving Reduced-Strength Unitsto Full-Strength, and German Initiative toBlitz! Markers:[7.2.1] Improving Units: The Phasingplayer’s square, two-step units (only) thatare currently on the map on their one-step(i.e., reduced-strength) side can beImproved (i.e., flipped over) to their fullstrengthside.[7.2.2] Improvement Restrictions: Youcan only flip a unit that is in RegularSupply (6.1) unless it can trace a SupplyPath to a Friendly Port (see 7.2.4).[7.2.3] Reduced-Strength: When broughtback onto the map as Replacements, twostepunits always return to play showingtheir reduced-strength (one-step) side.[7.2.4] Cost: You must pay two (2)Initiative markers for each Improvement,unless (7.2.2) Port Supply is being used: inthis case, you must pay three (3) markers.Note that it is cheaper to Replace (7.7) aneliminated unit (bringing it back at reducedstrength)than it is to Improve a reducedstrengthunit back up to full-strength.[7.2.5] Penalty (Important): Puta Disorganized marker on anyunit that was just Improved.[7.2.6] Improving Initiative markers:The German player can flip, for free, anynumber of Initiative markers he hasavailable for later play as Blitz! markers.The French player does not have the capabilityto freely flip his Initiative markers;only specific Event cards allow him to flipthem over to Shock! markers.[7.3] One-Step Square Units: Some unitshave only one step, and some cost more toReplace (7.7). Cadre units have one step,but come back for free (see 14.9).[7.4] Paratroop/Fort Units: These nonsquareunits are irreplaceable. Wheneliminated, Paratroops are removed from thegame and Forts are placed in the SurrenderedUnits Box.C. The Placement Step[7.5] Unit Placement: Place Reinforcementand Replacement units in play as follows:• Place German, French and British unitsinto the Reserve Box. Place Neutral units in a friendlycontrolledcity within their country.[7.6] Receiving Reinforcements: Playersreceive units as Reinforcements on the GameTurn indicated by their ReinforcementNumbers (i.e., as placed on the Game TurnTrack during set up). Reinforcement unitsare placed in the Reserve Box.[7.7] Replacement of Destroyed Units: Totake a unit from the Destroyed Units Boxand return it to play (as per 7.5), the owningplayer must pay (discard) one (1) Initiativemarker for each such Replacement received.Note that the one-step Allied Armored Unitscost two (2) markers to replace, as indicatedon their reverse sides.Example: A unit is eliminated on Turn 4. Itsowner replaces it at the first opportunity on Turn5’s Placement Step. It returns to the map on itsone-step side. Raising it back to full-strength (i.e.,two steps) cannot be done until the followingturn’s Flip Step at the earliest, because the FlipStep occurs before the Placement Step. Thesequencing is very strict about this![7.8] Unit Evacuations: You cantry to move one (1) Unsuppliedunit per turn, provided that it is in a© 2012 Carl Paradis and Victory Point Games
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