Fit check
Is Forward Line worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who prefer deterministic combat over random battle results
- World War II board-game fans who enjoy controlling several unit roles
- Players seeking turn-based matches against AI or online and hotseat opponents
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time battles or direct control of individual units during combat
- Players who prefer a large campaign structure rather than repeated abstract contests over city control
- Players looking for fantasy, science-fiction, or non-military themes
Our take on Forward Line
The defining structure is its city-production victory race: every captured city adds one unit per turn, while victory requires controlling more than twice the opponent’s city count.
What is Forward Line?
Forward Line is a turn-based, medium-weight abstract strategy board game set during World War II.
Players maneuver military units across terrain, capture cities, and use those cities to produce one unit per turn. Victory goes to the player who controls more than twice as many cities as the opponent. Combat outcomes are deterministic rather than chance-based, while incomplete information creates risks such as hidden submarines. Ten unit types have distinct roles that must work together for positioning, deception, pursuit, and attacks. The game supports internet multiplayer, local hotseat play, and single-player matches against AI. An in-game tutorial introduces the rules, and an online manual covers the gameplay systems.
How Forward Line plays
- 01City-Based Production
- Each captured city generates one military unit during every game turn.
- 02Deterministic Combat
- Unit battles are resolved without random outcomes, placing emphasis on positioning and maneuver.
- 03Hidden Threats
- Limited information can conceal dangers such as submarines that cannot be seen.
- 04Multiplayer Modes
- Matches support internet play and local hotseat sessions.
- 05AI Opponents
- Single-player games can be played against computer-controlled opponents.
Forward Line compared to similar games
Forward Line uses abstract, turn-based positioning, deterministic battles, city production, and 10 distinct unit types. Men of War: Assault Squad instead focuses on large-scale World War II battles with direct, hands-on command of every unit.
Forward Line: platforms & release
Is Forward Line worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who prefer deterministic combat over random battle results. Skip it if: players seeking real-time battles or direct control of individual units during combat.
Where can I download Forward Line?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Forward Line's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Forward Line on?
Windows only.
