A hex-and-counter wargame primer. Learn the genre's core mechanics (IGO-UGO turns, dice-driven fire, morale and rally) in a 20-minute platoon attack on a fortified hill. Low complexity to start, advanced rules for fire support, minefields and night attacks when you're ready.

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Planned Release Date: Q3 2026

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About This Game

You command an infantry platoon of three sections and a Pl HQ. Your mission is to destroy an enemy section hastily dug in on the hill 500 metres away, as quickly as possible. The ground in front of your position is open and offers no cover from view or fire. To do this you must fire and manoeuvre your platoon into an assault position adjacent to the hill while keeping the enemy suppressed.

A WARGAME PRIMER

Take That Hill is a hex-and-counter wargame primer: a short, focused introduction to the genre. It features a simple IGO-UGO turn structure that introduces the core mechanics used across the majority of commercial wargames: alternating sides, action economy, dice-driven fire, line of fire, suppression, morale and rally.

LOW COMPLEXITY

The base game strips wargaming down to its essentials. Four sections, one enemy, one hill. Sixteen turns to take it. Combined turns plus hits reach 16 and the attack collapses. Reach the hill inside the first ten turns and it's a clean victory; from turn eleven the best you can hope for is a draw.

ADVANCED RULES

  • Fire support: Rifle Platoon, GPMG section, 81mm High Explosive, 81mm Smoke. Each is a one-shot asset; spent at the right moment or wasted.

  • Red defences: Hidden minefields, barbed wire, depth positions that may or may not be real, and 120mm mortars with a beaten zone that chains hex to hex.

  • Hit markers and morale: Direct and indirect hits stack penalties on rally rolls. Take both and the penalties double.

  • Low light: Pre-dawn attacks penalise fire and rally by -2 until illumination arrives. Blue pre-arranges a flare; Red can call their own.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI was used to assist with translating the in-game text.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support (Intel HD Graphics 4400 / equivalent)
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any DirectSound-compatible
    • Additional Notes: Touch input is supported on Windows tablets
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 11 Big Sur
    • Processor: Apple Silicon (M1) or Intel Core i3 (universal binary)
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal-capable (any Mac from 2012 onward)
    • Additional Notes: Runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel
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