# Operation Cartwheel

Operation Cartwheel is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 120–900 minutes.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 120–900 minutes
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2008
- **Categories:** Wargame, World War II, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Minimap Resolution, Hexagon Grid, Dice Rolling

**Designers:** Paul Rohrbaugh

**Artists:** Craig Grando

## Expansions

- [Shōgi](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shogi-2)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/operation-cartwheel)
- [Operation Cartwheel in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/operation-cartwheel)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33850)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._