World in Flames Collectors Edition Classic (2024)

It is the dawn of September 1939, and the dark clouds of war hover over the globe. China and Japan have already been fighting for more than 2 years and now a Continental war is about to spread worldwide, a World in Flames.

You, as leader of your nation, must guide your country through its darkest days, enhancing your economy, working with allies, building the units you need and then employing them effectively to defeat your manifold foes.

World in Flames shows the entire world. and is itself the world�s biggest boardgame.

In 1985 Australian Design Group launched what would become the definitive international award winning game of World War II, World in Flames. Now after 32 years we are giving you the greatest strategy game ever.



From the snowy wastes of the arctic to the deserts of Africa and the Jungles of the Pacific; armies, navies and air flotillas contest the air sea and sky to liberate subject peoples from their wicked overlords.

On any one day you might be fighting on the shores of Normandy, defending your capital, struggling amongst the snows of Russia, or launching carrier strikes in a life-or-death struggle for control of your sea lanes.

But battle is just one demand on your skills. You must also plan for your future. World in Flames allows you to produce everything you did historically or to change your mix depending on your cunning long-term plans to defeat your foes.

Do you need fleets or armies and if so what kind of fleets and what sort of armies? Carriers to dominate the seas, cruisers for scouting or submarines to become your silent killers, As for armies, do you need a small elite army or a large militia to hold what you can until your allies intervene, and the fortunes of war swing crushingly in your favour.

Speaking of allies, you need to flatter your potential partners, plan with your allies and negotiate with your potential enemies to ensure that when the blow comes it will be you dictating the terms and not your foes.



But Allies is a purely relative term, and only one country can emerge from this epic struggle truly strong and free. Is this to be your century?

Based on thousands of hours of research, plans and top secret technical data and input from over 10 million hours of playtest data, World in Flames is the definitive strategic game of World War II.

With 5 hard-mounted maps and 1600 counters, World in Flames Collector�s Edition Classic game is the ultimate boardgame, with unlimited fun, strategy and replayability. The incredible depth of detail in terrain and units, from the most common, to the most exotic, has never been paralleled.

World in Flames is the ultimate gaming challenge. Are you game to play?



The World in Flames Collector�s Edition Classic game consists of the:

� World in Flames Rules set;
� World in Flames map set;
� World in Flames Classic counters set;
� Box and 2 ten-sided dice.

The World in Flames Rules set consists of:

� Rule book (incl. 2 x A4 builds charts);
� The Campaign & Players� Guide (sections 24-30 of the rules including scenario and campaign set ups); and
� 5 x A3 full-colour game charts.

The World in Flames Map set consists of:
� 4 large (574 x 820mm) full-colour hard-mounted maps covering most of the world (West Europe & Africa, East Europe & the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific);
� One 297 x 420 mm full-colour hard-mounted map of The Americas; and
� One 297 x 420 mm full-colour hard-mounted Turn record chart.

The World in Flames Classic Counters set consists of 1600 (12.7 x 12.7 mm) counters representing the armies, navies and air forces of World War II (countersheets 1-6, 24 & 46);

What is new on 2024 print?

1) fixed up the PatiF middle east borders so they run along the hexsides (the originals were slightly misaligned) and gave Aqaba direct access to the Asian map
2) added the Shetland Islands and the port of Lerwick (considering the microscopic atolls we include in the Pacific, a shocking omission from the original maps, no wonder we have so few sales to the Shetland Islands)



3) added the Greek coastal rail line and the port of Alexandroupoli
4) added the Philippine rail line
5) changed the alpine hexes marginally in the North Italian alps to better represent the Tyrol (at least according to a tyrolean skier, don�t blame me if they are wrong),
6) moved the arctic zone weather name on the American mini-map to show it more clearly and
(7) made small adjustments to make distances more accurate, e.g. moving the Faroes Is so they lie between the on-map and off-map areas (they are still an off-map hex but are now 6 movement points closer to Britain than they were to make them their actual distance apart), and
8) generally tidied up the map to make it more aesthetically pleasing (e.g. see Stavanger above) and clearer (like make the inlets wider and deeper so that all-sea hexsides are more obvious, e.g. see the inlet next to Hull above) and added a few more island names (some of which you can see off Norway above).

Counters

1) added in all the errata and new units included in WiFCE countersheet 55 (which is why CS 55 is now redundant and WiFCE Deluxe only includes 4800 counters)
2) made the two NKVD divisions airdroppable (like the CW 51st airlanding) and the Soviet 2-5 Mech division marine capable.

Rules and charts

Printed the September 2024 living rules and charts

Disponibles las reglas de WiF Classic Edition ed 1996, en Espa�ol

Wif Collector Reglamento con Erratas destacadas Agosto 2024 (Requiere iniciar sesión)

Wif Collector Libro de Campa�a y Jugadores con Erratas destacadas Agosto 2024 (Requiere iniciar sesión)

Wif Collector Tablas Agosto 2024 (Requiere iniciar sesión)

Wif Collector Erratas Consolidadas Agosto 2024 (Requiere iniciar sesión)

Wif Collector Despliegue con Erratas destacadas Julio 2024 (Requiere iniciar sesión)