Through Hell And Back

Amid World War II, countless young men from diverse backgrounds embarked on perilous missions, each fueled by a desire to serve their nations and return to their loved ones. "Through Hell and Back" seeks to capture these tales of courage and sacrifice.

This board game offers an engaging experience of being part of the crew on a B-24 bomber over Europe. You will manage your crew during the mission, manning the defensive gunner positions, the pilot, and bombardier, all to keep you safe from enemy interceptors so you can line up your target and drop your bombs. Then turn around and try to make it safely back to your home airfield. How many of the 26 missions can you make it through?

Say goodbye to complicated lookup tables! Our streamlined gameplay centers around the cards you'll use for your missions, ensuring a more immersive experience. No more pausing the action to consult charts; let your strategy unfold seamlessly through the mission deck. The game features hand management and dice placement/matching.

What's included?

• 1 Main game board (9x18in) featuring the B-24
• 14 Allied Escort Cards (Includes one special Ace)
• 20 Enemy Aircraft Cards (includes one special Ace)
• 26 Missions (bombsights and dossier)
• 10 Bomber Mini-cards
• 155 Base Mission cards
• 10 Double-sided B-24 crew cards (novice & veteran)
• 14 8mm Yellow and Black
• 20 8mm Red Cubes
• 2 8mm Blue Cubes
• 22 White 12mm D6
• 8 Red 12mm D6
• 6 Blue 12mm D6
• 1 Black 12mm D6
• 1 Blue D20
• 1 Yellow D12
• 1 Game Manual
• 1 Game box

Included PDF Downloads

• Mission Records PDF (Downloadable)
• PDF Manual (Downloadable)
• PDF Bonus Crew Cards with empty name block (Print out and fill in your own crew member names! Downloadable)

This game features original full-color artwork. Allied aircraft cards depict the P-47 and axis planes, FW-190, BF-110 and BF-109. There are also 10 bomber mini-cards featuring nose art to better personalize your bomber.

Pick your mission, choose your special crew abilities, assemble your mission deck, and take off. You will deal with various incidents while in flight, not just mechanical issues from your B-24 bomber but also from enemy intercepters that want nothing more than to see you drop from the skies in a stream of smoke and fire.

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Above are some of the mission cards. There are 26 missions in total. Below is a crew card sample. The base game comes with 20 crew cards. Ten novices and ten veterans.