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Is Battles For Spain worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Spanish Civil War history enthusiasts who want scenarios based on named battles
- Wargamers who prefer operational-scale units rather than individual soldiers
- Strategy players who enjoy taking either side in attacker-versus-defender scenarios
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a short match may find scenarios lasting 12 to 45 turns and estimated playtimes of 2h30 to 3h30 too long.
- Those seeking a broad campaign may find the scope limited to four specific battles and their historical objectives.
- Players looking for a real-time strategy game may not want turn-based, card-affected battle resolution.
Our take on Battles For Spain
Rather than following a single campaign across the war, the game is structured around four separate battles with defined attacker and defender roles. Each scenario frames play around its historical objectives, while event cards add changing military and political circumstances.
What is Battles For Spain?
Battles For Spain is a turn-based strategy game covering four Spanish Civil War battles: Ebro, Teruel, Guadalajara, and Mérida or La Serena.
Players can command Nationalist or Republican forces, or play both sides in player-versus-player games. Infantry and cavalry are organized into battalions; armored cars and tanks use company or battalion units, artillery uses batteries, and aircraft use squadrons. Each scenario assigns an attacker and defender with opposing historical objectives, including taking ground, holding lines, or counterattacking. Event cards can affect movement, weather, combat, and political or military events. The scenarios range from 12 to 45 turns, with turns representing half a day or a full day depending on the battle.
How Battles For Spain plays
- 01Four battle scenarios
- The battles cover Ebro, Teruel, Guadalajara, and Mérida or La Serena, with different objectives for each side.
- 02Event card effects
- Cards introduce events such as reinforcements, weather changes, desertions, and artillery bombardment.
- 03Historical formations
- The forces include units such as International Brigades, Mixed Brigades, the Legion, and Italian CTV battalions.
- 04Player versus player
- Two players can take opposing sides, with one commanding Nationalists and the other Republicans.
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Battles For Spain: platforms & release
Is Battles For Spain worth it?
It is worth it if: spanish Civil War history enthusiasts who want scenarios based on named battles. Skip it if: players looking for a short match may find scenarios lasting 12 to 45 turns and estimated playtimes of 2h30 to 3h30 too long.
Where can I download Battles For Spain?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Battles For Spain's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Battles For Spain on?
Windows and macOS.
