# Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game

Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2002
- **Categories:** Miniatures, Wargame, World War II, Book
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Measurement Movement, Dice Rolling, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Modular Board, Simulation, Line of Sight
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 26
- **Unique players:** 19

**Designers:** Phil Yates

**Artists:** Vincent Wai, David Pentland

**Publishers:** Battlefront Miniatures Ltd

## Expansions

- [Flames of War: Fortress Europe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-fortress-europe)
- [Flames of War: Afrika](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-afrika)
- [Flames of War: Festung Europa (Late War 1944)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-festung-europa-late-war-1944)
- [Flames of War: Ostfront – Eastern Front 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-ostfront-eastern-front-1942-1943)
- [Flames of War: North Africa – and the Mediterranean 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-north-africa-and-the-mediterranean-1942-1943)
- [Flames of War: D Minus 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-minus-1)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – The Campaign for Normandy June-August 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-the-campaign-for-normandy-june-august-1944)
- [Flames of War: Villers-Bocage](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-villers-bocage)
- [Flames of War: Bloody Omaha – The Battle for Omaha Beach D-Day, 6 June 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bloody-omaha-the-battle-for-omaha-beach-d-day-6-june-1944)
- [Flames of War: Cobra](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-cobra)
- [Flames of War: Monty's Meatgrinder](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-montys-meatgrinder)
- [Flames of War: A Bridge Too Far – The Battles for Oosterbeek and Arnhem](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-a-bridge-too-far-the-battles-for-oosterbeek-and-arnhem)
- [Flames of War: Blitzkrieg – The German Invasion of Poland and France 1939-1940](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-blitzkrieg-the-german-invasion-of-poland-and-france-1939-1940)
- [Flames of War: Hell's Highway](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-hells-highway)
- [Flames of War: Turning Tide – The Allied Invasion of France June-September 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-turning-tide-the-allied-invasion-of-france-june-september-1944)
- [Flames of War: Eastern Front 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-eastern-front-1942-1943)
- [Flames of War: Stalin's Onslaught](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-stalins-onslaught)
- [Flames of War: Earth & Steel – The German Defence of France June-September 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-earth-and-steel-the-german-defence-of-france-june-september-1944)
- [Flames of War: Hellfire and Back! – Early War Battles in North Africa, 1940-1941](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-hellfire-and-back-early-war-battles-in-north-africa-1940-1941)
- [Flames of War: Tropic Lightning – Armoured and Airborne Combat in Vietnam 1965-1971](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-tropic-lightning-armoured-and-airborne-combat-in-vietnam-1965-1971)
- [Flames of War: Stalingrad – Intelligence Handbook on Soviet and German Infantry Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-stalingrad-intelligence-handbook-on-soviet-and-german-infantry)
- [Flames of War: Cassino](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-cassino)
- [Flames of War: Burning Empires – The Battle for the Mediterranean](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-burning-empires-the-battle-for-the-mediterranean)
- [Flames of War: Grey Wolf – Axis Forces on the Eastern Front, January 1944-February 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-grey-wolf-axis-forces-on-the-eastern-front-january-1944-february)
- [Flames of War: Red Bear – Allied Forces on the Eastern Front, January 1944-February 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-red-bear-allied-forces-on-the-eastern-front-january-1944-february)
- [Flames of War: Das Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-das-book)
- [Flames of War: Hammer and Sickle](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-hammer-and-sickle)
- [Flames of War: Dogs & Devils](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-dogs-and-devils)
- [Flames of War: Blood, Guts, & Glory – Tank Battles in the Lorraine, September 1944-January 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-blood-guts-and-glory-tank-battles-in-the-lorraine-september-1944)
- [Flames of War: River of Heroes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-river-of-heroes)
- [Flames of War: Devil's Charge – The German Offensive: Battle of the Bulge, December 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-devils-charge-the-german-offensive-battle-of-the-bulge-december)
- [Flames of War: Mid-War Monsters 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-mid-war-monsters-1942-1943)
- [Flames of War: NUTS – The Siege of Bastogne – Battle of the Bulge, December 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-nuts-the-siege-of-bastogne-battle-of-the-bulge-december-1944)
- [Flames of War: Fate of a Nation – Arab-Israeli Wars, Six-Day War, 1967](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-fate-of-a-nation-arab-israeli-wars-six-day-war-1967)
- [Flames of War: Great War](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-great-war)
- [Flames of War: Desert Rats – Intelligence Handbook on British Armored Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-desert-rats-intelligence-handbook-on-british-armored-forces)
- [Flames of War: Market Garden – The Allied Invasion of Holland, September-November 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-market-garden-the-allied-invasion-of-holland-september-november)
- [Flames of War: Know Your Enemy – Late War](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-know-your-enemy-late-war)
- [Flames of War: Tour of Duty](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-tour-of-duty)
- [Flames of War: Atlantik Wall – The German Defence of France June-September 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-atlantik-wall-the-german-defence-of-france-june-september-1944)
- [Flames of War: Stalin's Europe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-stalins-europe)
- [Flames of War: Stars and Stripes – Intelligence Handbook on US Armored and Infantry Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-stars-and-stripes-intelligence-handbook-on-us-armored-and)
- [Flames of War: Desert Fox – Intelligence Handbook on German Armoured Forces in North Africa](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-desert-fox-intelligence-handbook-on-german-armoured-forces-in)
- [Flames of War: Overlord – The Allied Invasion of France](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-overlord-the-allied-invasion-of-france)
- [Flames of War: Diving Eagles – Intelligence Handbook on German Airborne Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-diving-eagles-intelligence-handbook-on-german-airborne-forces)
- [Flames of War: Za Stalina – Intelligence Handbook on Soviet Armoured and Cavalry forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-za-stalina-intelligence-handbook-on-soviet-armoured-and-cavalry)
- [Flames of War: Bridge by Bridge – The German Defence of Holland, September, November 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bridge-by-bridge-the-german-defence-of-holland-september-november)
- [Flames of War: Barbarossa – Germany's Invasion of the Soviet Union, June-Decemeber 1941](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-barbarossa-germanys-invasion-of-the-soviet-union-june-decemeber)
- [Avanti Savoia: Intelligence Handbook on Italian Armoured and Infantry Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/avanti-savoia-intelligence-handbook-on-italian-armoured-and-infantry-forces)
- [Flames of War: Bridge At Remagen – The Battle for the Rhine, February-April 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bridge-at-remagen-the-battle-for-the-rhine-february-april-1945)
- [Flames of War: For King & Country – Intelligence Handbook on British and Empire Infantry Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-for-king-and-country-intelligence-handbook-on-british-and-empire)
- [Flames of War: Normandy Battles – Wargaming D-Day and Beyond](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-normandy-battles-wargaming-d-day-and-beyond)
- [Flames of War: Berlin – The Soviet Assault on the German Capital, April-May 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-berlin-the-soviet-assault-on-the-german-capital-april-may-1945)
- [Flames of War: Nachtjager – The Battle for Northern Germany March-May 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-nachtjager-the-battle-for-northern-germany-march-may-1945)
- [Flames of War: Old Ironsides – Intelligence Handbook on US Armored Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-old-ironsides-intelligence-handbook-on-us-armored-forces)
- [Flames of War: Rising Sun – Russia's Wars with Japan and Finland 1939-1940](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-rising-sun-russias-wars-with-japan-and-finland-1939-1940)
- [Flames of War: Afrika Korps – German Forces In The Desert 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-afrika-korps-german-forces-in-the-desert-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: Red Banner – Soviet Forces on the Eastern Front 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-red-banner-soviet-forces-on-the-eastern-front-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – American Forces in Normandy 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-american-forces-in-normandy-1944)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – German Forces in Normandy 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-german-forces-in-normandy-1944)
- [Flames of War: Enemy at the Gates – Soviet Forces on the Eastern Front 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-enemy-at-the-gates-soviet-forces-on-the-eastern-front-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: Iron Cross – German Forces on the Eastern Front 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-iron-cross-german-forces-on-the-eastern-front-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: Bagration – German Forces on the Eastern Front 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bagration-german-forces-on-the-eastern-front-1944)
- [Flames of War: Bagration – Soviet Forces on the Eastern Front 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bagration-soviet-forces-on-the-eastern-front-1944)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – British Forces in Normandy 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-british-forces-in-normandy-1944)
- [Flames of War: Fighting First – US Forces in North Africa 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-fighting-first-us-forces-in-north-africa-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: Armoured Fist – British Forces in North Africa 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-armoured-fist-british-forces-in-north-africa-1942-1943)
- [Flames of War: Ghost Panzers – German Forces on the Eastern Front 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-ghost-panzers-german-forces-on-the-eastern-front-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – Waffen-SS Forces in Normandy, 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-waffen-ss-forces-in-normandy-1944)
- [Flames of War: Fortress Italy – The Axis Defence of Italy, January 1944 - May 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-fortress-italy-the-axis-defence-of-italy-january-1944-may-1945)
- [Flames of War: Avanti – Italian Forces in North Africa 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-avanti-italian-forces-in-north-africa-1942-1943)
- [Flames of War: Road to Rome – The Allied Assault on Italy, January 1944 - May 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-road-to-rome-the-allied-assault-on-italy-january-1944-may-1945)
- [Flames of War: Bagration – Axis-Allies: Hungarian, Romanian and Finnish forces on the Eastern Front 1944](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bagration-axis-allies-hungarian-romanian-and-finnish-forces-on)
- [Flames of War: Bagration – River Assault Mission Terrain Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bagration-river-assault-mission-terrain-pack)
- [Flames of War: Desperate Measures – Tank Battles for Eastern Germany, January-April 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-desperate-measures-tank-battles-for-eastern-germany-january-april)
- [Flames of War: Firestorm - Warsaw: The Campaign for Warsaw](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-firestorm-warsaw-the-campaign-for-warsaw)
- [Flames of War: British Starter Force – British Desert Rats Squadron](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-british-starter-force-british-desert-rats-squadron)
- [Flames of War: Missions Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-missions-pack)
- [Flames of War: The Ardennes Offensive – German Forces in Lorraine and the Ardennes, Sep 1944 – Feb 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-the-ardennes-offensive-german-forces-in-lorraine-and-the-ardennes)
- [Flames of War: All American](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-all-american)
- [Flames of War: Firestorm – Greece: The Italian and German Invasions of Greece](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-firestorm-greece-the-italian-and-german-invasions-of-greece)
- [Flames of War: Soviet Starter Force – Heavy Assault Group](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-soviet-starter-force-heavy-assault-group)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – Beach Assault: Mission Terrain Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-beach-assault-mission-terrain-pack)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – German: 21st Panzer Division](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-german-21st-panzer-division)
- [Flames of War: Soviet Starter Force – Tank Shock Group](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-soviet-starter-force-tank-shock-group)
- [Flames of War: The Battle of the Bulge – Allied Forces on the German Border, Sep 1944 – Feb 1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-the-battle-of-the-bulge-allied-forces-on-the-german-border-sep)
- [Flames of War: Waffen SS Starter Force – Waffen SS Panther Kampfgruppe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-waffen-ss-starter-force-waffen-ss-panther-kampfgruppe)
- [North Africa: Mid War Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/north-africa-mid-war-forces)
- [Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives](https://www.ludoya.com/games/crossroads-closing-the-gap-a-ww2-mini-campaign-detailing-the-battle-of-saint)
- [Flames of War: Bloody Omaha – Ace Campaign](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-bloody-omaha-ace-campaign)
- [Flames of War: Death From Above – Mid War German and Italian Airborne Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-death-from-above-mid-war-german-and-italian-airborne-forces)
- [Flames of War: T-34 – Tank Battalion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-t-34-tank-battalion)
- [Flames of War: White Death – Mid War Finnish Forces 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-white-death-mid-war-finnish-forces-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – Bocage Country – Mission Terrain Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-bocage-country-mission-terrain-pack)
- [Flames of War: D-Day – Global Campaign](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-d-day-global-campaign)
- [Flames of War: Hungarian Steel – Mid-War Hungarian Forces 1942-43](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-hungarian-steel-mid-war-hungarian-forces-1942-43)
- [Flames of War: Race To Minsk –  Ace Campaign](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-race-to-minsk-ace-campaign)
- [The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-royal-thai-army-history-organisation-and-insurrection-2000-to-2014)
- [Flames of War: Blitzkrieg – Invasion of France, 1940](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-blitzkrieg-invasion-of-france-1940)
- [Flames of War: Tiger Tank Platoon](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-tiger-tank-platoon)
- [Frozen Hell: The Battle of Attu, 1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/frozen-hell-the-battle-of-attu-1943)
- [Armed Forces of Nuevo Colorado: Volume One – Esercito di Stado and Marines, Pere to Perez](https://www.ludoya.com/games/armed-forces-of-nuevo-colorado-volume-one-esercito-di-stado-and-marines-pere-to)
- [Chinese Nationalist Army: Manchuria and Burma 1937-1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chinese-nationalist-army-manchuria-and-burma-1937-1945)
- [Flames of War: M12 155mm Artillery Battery](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-m12-155mm-artillery-battery)
- [Flames of War: The Pacific 1942-1943](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-the-pacific-1942-1943)
- [Imperial Japanese Army: Manchuria & SE Asia 1940-1945](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-japanese-army-manchuria-and-se-asia-1940-1945)
- [PACIFIC! War in the Pacific 1937-1945: Japanese and US Marine Corps Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pacific-war-in-the-pacific-1937-1945-japanese-and-us-marine-corps-forces)
- [The 1971 Indo-Pakistan war: An expansion for "Flames of War" and "Team Yankee"](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-1971-indo-pakistan-war-an-expansion-for-flames-of-war-and-team-yankee)
- [The Indo-Pakistan war of 1965: An Expansion for Flames of War and Team Yankee](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-indo-pakistan-war-of-1965-an-expansion-for-flames-of-war-and-team-yankee)
- [Turkey and the Second World War: A Wargamers Guide](https://www.ludoya.com/games/turkey-and-the-second-world-war-a-wargamers-guide)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- Demo de Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game — 2026-10-04

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/flames-of-war-the-world-war-ii-miniatures-game)
- [Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/flames-of-war-the-world-war-ii-miniatures-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11168)

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