Up Front, subtitled "The Squad Leader Card Game", is a card-based wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1983 that is based on the company's bestseller board wargame Squad Leader.
Description
Up Front was intended as a card version of the successful Squad Leader franchise, but rather than the traditional hex grid map and cardboard counters, Up Front uses cards to define terrain, attack opportunities, and other factors. Locations of opponents are revealed as the game is played.
Up Front was chosen for inclusion in the 2007 book Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Game designer Sandy Petersen explained, "If you can find a copy of Up Front, and you like tactical combat at all, check it out. Or even if you just like card games. In either case, you won't be disappointed. This is a game that surpasses its flaws, and turns some of them into strengths."
Awards
At the 1989 James F. Dunnigan Awards, Up Front was a finalist in the category "Playability and Design".
Other reviews and commentary
- BattlePlan #1 and #8
- Vae Victis #122 and #126 (in French)
- Tactics #26
References
External links
- Up Front Online Rulebook
- Halisp Up Front mailing list
- Up Front Yahoo! group
- Robo's Up Front Card Game Page
- Up Front! Official Rulebook from Wargame Vault