Development Updates

In Downfall Preview 2 the Soviet faction began the game by playing their “Operation Uranus” action card to resolve a free attack order. Since doing so had no initiative cost, the Soviets retain the initiative and may now select a Soviet order marker. As previously stated, the Soviet Partisan Warfare order and STAVKA order are […]

In our first article we introduced the design features of Chad Jensen’s strategic game on the three years that ended World War II in Europe. Now we will zoom into the mechanics of Orders, Action Cards and Combat by walking through a typical game opening. The Soviet faction begins the game with the initiative and

Currently on the P500, Downfall is Chad Jensen’s strategic-level two-player game on the final three years of WWII in Europe. He evolved the design over several years and left its parts in various stages of completion. I was honored to pick up the project and see the design through. The game begins at the high-water