# Combat Commander: Europe

Combat Commander: Europe is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 60–180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. It is rated 8.2 out of 10 by 31 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $61.29 (United States).

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 60–180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2006
- **Categories:** Wargame, World War II
- **Mechanics:** Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Variable Phase Order, Hexagon Grid, Simulation, Grid Movement, Movement Points, Advantage Token, Line of Sight
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.2 out of 10, from 31 reviews
- **Owned by:** 80 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 250
- **Unique players:** 152

**Designers:** Chad Jensen

**Artists:** Mark Simonitch, Lee Brimmicombe-Wood, Leland Myrick, Rodger B. MacGowan, Chad Jensen

**Publishers:** GMT Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 61.29 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/combat-commander-europe/ |
| Miniature Market | 79.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/Combat-Commander-Europe-5th-Printing/GMT0609-25 |
| 401 Games | 99.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/inactive-combat-commander-europe |
| Board Game Bliss | 99.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/combat-commander-europe-5th-printing |
| FD Games | 54.35 € | https://fdgames.eu/index.php?id_product=1538&rewrite=combat-commander-europa&controller=product&id_lang=2 |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 57.56 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/1617-combat-commander-europa-8436017221923.html |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 57.6 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/25299-combat-commander-europa-spanish-8436017221923.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 61.56 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/combat-commander-europe-ingles-88355.html |
| Jugar x Jugar | 64 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/wargames/1669-combat-commander-europa-8436017221923.html |
| Alphaspel | 799 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/102322-combat-commander-europe-5th-printing |
| World of Board Games | 995 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/combat_commander_europe |
| Travelling Man | 76 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/combat-commander-europe-5th-printing |
| Spelexperten | 999 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/combat-commander-europe.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 669.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/combat-commander-europe |
| Nexus | 15995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/combat-commander-europe-2/ |

## Expansions

- [Combat Commander: Mediterranean](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-mediterranean)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #1 – Paratroopers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-1-paratroopers)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #2 – Stalingrad](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-2-stalingrad)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #3 – Normandy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-3-normandy)
- [Combat Commander: Resistance!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-resistance)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #5 – Fall of the West](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-5-fall-of-the-west)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #6 – Sea Lion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-6-sea-lion)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #7 – Leader of Men: Tournament Battle Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-7-leader-of-men-tournament-battle-pack)
- [Combat Commander: Battle Pack #8 – Minor Nations](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-battle-pack-8-minor-nations)
- [Combat Commander: Europe – C3i #28 Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe-c3i-28-scenarios)
- [Combat Commander: Europe – C3i #26 Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe-c3i-26-scenarios)
- [Combat Commander: Europe – C3i #27 Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe-c3i-27-scenarios)
- [Combat Commander: Europe – C3i #24 Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe-c3i-24-scenarios)
- [Combat Commander: Europe – C3i #20 Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe-c3i-20-scenarios)
- [Combat Commander: Europe – C3i #22 Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe-c3i-22-scenarios)
- [Combat Commander: Adversary](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-adversary)

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## Rules questions

### How many Fate cards do I hold and when do I reshuffle my deck?

Hand Size depends on your Posture: Attack = 6, Recon = 5, Defend = 4; at the end of your Turn you draw up to your Hand Size (Hand Refill). During a Game Time Advance the triggering player shuffles his discard and draw piles together to form a new draw pile (reshuffle). (p3, p6)

### If I play a card for its Order can I also use the Action on that same card (or vice versa)?

No — if you play a Fate card for its Order it is immediately placed in your discard pile and its Action cannot be used until it is drawn again, and the same applies if you play it for its Action. Orders and Actions are mutually exclusive at the moment of play. (p3, p6)

### When can I call Opportunity (Op) Fire while my opponent is moving, and how often can I fire at them during that Move Order?

You may play a Fire Action as an opponent’s unit enters a new hex by calling “Wait!” during a Move Order; this allows you to activate units and make a Fire Attack against that entered hex. Ordnance weapons cannot Op Fire; units activated for Op Fire can remain activated and fire multiple times during that Move Order, but the inactive player may make no more than one Fire Attack per MP expenditure by the mover. (p16)

### What does it mean when a unit or a weapon is “broken”? Does a broken unit automatically break its weapon?

A broken unit is flipped to its broken side and cannot fire, but a Weapon does not automatically break/unbreak because its controlling unit does — they are tracked separately; if a broken unit breaks again it is eliminated. Broken Weapons are flipped and later checked against Random Hex results to see if they are fixed or eliminated. (p5, p9)

### How does Smoke affect Line of Sight and Firepower—can I stack multiple Smoke markers or combine smoke with other hindrances?

Only one Smoke marker may occupy a hex and the single largest hindrance between sighting and target is used (hindrances do not stack); Smoke fills the hex and hinders LOS into or out of it, applying its hindrance value to Accuracy/Targeting or reducing FP as indicated, and a Fire Attack reduced to 0 FP or less cannot be made. (p8–p9)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/combat-commander-europe)
- [Combat Commander: Europe in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/combat-commander-europe)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21050)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._