2.

0 THE GAME SHEET:

Roll For Omaha!
1944
A WWII Roll + Write Game
Designed by Noah Patterson
The game sheet provided is a map of Omaha
Beach. It is divided into 7 vertical
sections, each one pertaining to a real
beach section from the invasion: Fox Green,
Easy Red, Easy Green, Dog Red, Dog White, Dog
Green, and Charlie. Within each section is a
number of tracks, tables, and items for use
in gameplay.

Roll For Omaha! 1944 is a WWII Roll + Write

game intended for 1 player. It is a low
complexity abstract simulation of the
D-Day invasion of Omaha Beach. 2.1 Game Sheet Diagram:
The color coded graphic below will help you
1.0 COMPONENTS: navigate the sheets many zones:
The game includes the following
components:
● Game Sheet
● Player Sheet
● These Rules

1.1 What You Need:

● 1 Six-Sided Die
● A Pencil With a Good Eraser
● A Penny, Button, Bead, or Other Marker
for the Weather Track. (Alternatively,
you can track weather with a pencil
mark that is erased each turn)
2.1.1 Yellow Zone - Weather Chart:​ The
yellow area is the weather chart for the
game. Each turn, the weather may change,
thus inflicting help or hindrance on the
Allies.

2.1.2 Grey Zone - Turn Record Track:​ The

Turn Record Track helps you know what turn
it is and has helpful reminders for when
special events happen in the game.

2.1.3 Orange Zone - Air Support Track:

During the first turn of the game, this small
track will help you know how successful the
beach bombings are prior to the landing of
troops.
2.1.4 Pink Zone - German Defenses:​ These
tracks help you to know how much German
defense remains in each specific map
section. The bottom row with 3 boxes is the
Defense Value​ for the Germans. This is a
measure of how fortified they are in their
strongholds. The top two rows consisting of
six total boxes is a measure of the actual
troops hidden inside those strongholds.
2.1.6 Green Zone - Troops:​ ​Each section has
its own tracks for all the units the player
controls. Each unit has a column of 3 white
boxes below it which measures the unit’s
current Strength value. The top of the chart
has the division name and symbol. Below the
chart is the Section name. Both of these are
used more for historical interest than
actual gameplay.

2.1.5 Blue Zone - Troop Advancement Track:

Each map section has its own Troop
Advancement Track. This helps you know how
far up the beach the troops have moved. The
left track in each section is a measure of
how far the infantrymen are making it up
the beach. The right track in each section is
a measure of how far any armor/tanks have
made it up the beach.
There are 3 types of units in each section:
Infantry
Armor
Engineers
Engineers are also Infantry for purposes of
the Activation Sequence and Landings.
2.1.7 Red Zone - Casualty/Naval Track:​ The
final zone at the bottom of the map is the
combined Casualty and Naval Support
tracks. When the enemy inflicts enough
casualties it will spur the allies to send
in Naval Support.
3.0 SEQUENCE OF PLAY:
Each turn of the game has multiple
sequences in it.
1. Turn Advance Sequence:​ The player
will start by marking off the current
box on the Turn Record Track. On turn
1, they would mark box 1.
2. Weather Sequence: ​The player will
roll to determine if the weather
worsens or subsides.
3. Activation Sequence:​ The player will
now activate each available unit in
each map section one by one. First
Infantry, then Armor, then Engineers
will have the option to activate and
take an action.
4. Naval Support: ​The player checks to
see if the Casualty Track has been
filled to 10. If so, then Naval Support
is used. If not, skip this segment.
5. Victory Determination:​ ​The player
ends the turn by checking to see if
they’ve achieved victory.
4.0 WEATHER SEQUENCE:
The game begins with the weather already on
the “Overcast” slot of the map. Place the
weather marker on this slot. OR mark it with
a pencil. The player will then roll 1 die. An
odd result means the weather worsens. Move
the Weather Marker DOWN the track. An even
result means the weather improves. Move the
Weather Marker UP the track. The weather
track has a small reminder of this on the
right side of the table.
On turn 1, if the player rolled an odd
result, the weather marker would move to
the Storm spot. If they rolled an even
result, the weather marker would move to
the Clear spot. If you roll an even result
while the weather is clear, the weather
remains clear. If you roll an odd result
while the weather is stormy, the weather
remains stormy.
Weather has effects on Advances, Attacks, Air
Bombings, and Naval Bombardments. Overcast
weather generally gives the player a -1
modifier to these situations and Stormy
weather generally gives the player -2 to
these situations. These will be explained
in greater detail in the following sections.
5.0 AIR SUPPORT: Bombing Table. Roll a die and cross
On TURN 1 of the game, the normal Activation reference for the final result.
Sequence is replaced with the Air Support
Sequence instead. Before the landings
begin, the allies send in bombers to try and
help clear the beaches. Historically, this
mostly failed on Omaha Beach due to poor
visibility.

The player begins with 4 Air Support Power

as indicated on the track.

Beginning with the rigtmost section of the
map (Charlie Section), the player will make
bombings attempts against each section
moving right after each attempt to the next
section and ending with Fox Green.
Each result on the chart is as follows:
● L: Stands for Lose 1 Air Support. Cross
off the current highest number on the
Air Support Track.
● -: Means the bombing failed.
● X: Means the target takes 1 hit.
● 2X: Means the target takes 2 hits.
● 3X: Means the target takes 3 hits.

When applying hits to a Section of the map,

you always hit the Stronghold first. The
Stronghold is represented by the 3 barbed
wire boxes in each section.

To make a bombing attempt, the player will

use the Air Bombing Chart on the player aid.
The procedure is as follows:
1. Determine Air Support:​ Check how
many Air Support Points you have left
according to the air support track.
2. Subtract Weather Modifier:​ Check the
current weather for the turn. If it is
clear, no modifier. If it is overcast, In the example above, the player managed to
-1. If it is Stormy, -2. roll a 2X result. Therefore, they cross out 2
3. Roll: ​Find the modified Air Support boxes of the Stronghold.
value in the top row of the Air
The player will bomb each section once
until they’ve had a chance to bomb each one
OR they have run out of Air Support Points.
6.0 INFANTRY LANDINGS:
On TURN 2 of the game, the normal Activation
Sequence is replaced with the Infantry
Landing Sequence instead.
During this sequence, the player will
attempt to safely land their infantry troops
on the beach. They will do this for EACH
INFANTRY UNIT within EACH SECTION of the
map using the Landing Table from the
Player’s Aid. The player should start with
the Infantry unit in Fox Green Section and
move right from there. NOTE that Engineer
Units are also Infantry Units.
To make a landing, do the following:
1. Roll a Die: ​Roll the die and then
subtract any weather modifiers from
the result. -1 for Overcast and -2 for
Storms.
2. Result:​ Find the result on the table
under the infantry column and apply
it.
Each result is as follows:
● 3C: The Unit takes 3 casualties.
● 2C: The Unit takes 2 casualties.
● C: The Unit takes 1 casualty.
● L: The Unit landed safely with no
casualties.
When applying casualties to a Unit, always
mark off the topmost unmarked box first and
work your way down.
In the example above, the player has just
finished landing all infantry units in Fox
Green. He rolled a “C” for the Infantry unit,
a “3C” for the Engineer unit.
7.0 ARMOR LANDINGS:
On TURN 3 of the game, AFTER the normal
Activation Sequence is played out there is
an extra Armor Landing Sequence as well.
During this sequence, the player will
attempt to safely land their armor units on
the beach. They will do this for EACH ARMOR
UNIT within EACH SECTION of the map using
the Landing Table from the Player’s Aid. The
player should start with the Armor unit in
the Fox Green Section and move right from
there.
To make a landing, do the following:
3. Roll a Die: ​Roll the die and then
subtract any weather modifiers from
the result. -1 for Overcast and -2 for
Storms.
4. Result:​ Find the result on the table
under the armor column and apply it.
Each result is as follows:
● 3C: The Unit takes 3 casualties.
● 2C: The Unit takes 2 casualties.
● C: The Unit takes 1 casualty.
● L: The Unit landed safely with no
casualties.
Landing armor is more difficult.
Historically, most of the tanks floundered
and sank due to bad weather conditions and
poor timing.
When applying casualties to an Armor Unit,
always mark off the topmost unmarked box
first and work your way down.
In the example above, the player has just
finished landing all armor units in Fox
Green. He rolled a “2C” for the armor unit.
NOTE THAT during Turn 3, Armor units don’t
get a chance to do anything during the
Activation Sequence since they haven’t
landed yet.
8.0 ACTIVATION SEQUENCE:
After a unit has landed, it is eligible for
Activation during the Activation Sequence.
The Activation Sequence has three segments:
● Infantry Activation
○ Starting on Turn 3
● Armor Activation
○ Starting on Turn 4
● Engineer Activation
○ Starting on Turn 3
8.1 Infantry Activation:
Infantry Units activate first. They can
choose one of two options:
● Advance
● Attack
Engineer units, while considered infantry
themselves, never activate during the
infantry phase. However, when a normal
infantry unit is activated using the
“Advance” action, it is assumed that the
Engineers are also coming along. Engineers
do not add their strength for advance or
attacks as it is assumed they are busy
clearing the beach of obstacles for the
tanks to come through.
The two infantry units in Sector Easy Red
always act independently of one another.
However, when one successfully advances, it
is assumed the other also advances (but they
never add their strengths together). Since
they both get an independent activation,
however, they have better chances of
advancing more quickly.
8.2 Armor Activation:
Armor Units activate second. They can
choose one of two options:
● Advance
● Attack.
NOTE THAT an armor unit MAY NOT advance
into a space where the beach hasn’t been
cleared of obstacles.
8.3 Engineer Activation​:
Engineer Units activate third. They can
choose one of three options:
● Attack
● Clear
● Bomb (Only while in the last space
closest to a stronghold).
9.0 ADVANCE ACTION:
When a unit wishes to take the ADVANCE
action it means they are trying to press up
the beach toward the enemy. To do this, the
player must do the following:
1. STRENGTH: ​Check the Unit’s CURRENT
strength. This is whatever number in
the unit’s column is highest and not
checked off as a casualty.
2. MODIFY: ​Modify the strength by the
weather modifiers. -1 for overcast
and -2 for storm.
3. ROLL:​ Find the column pertaining to
the modified Strength and roll a die.
Cross reference to find the final
result. (Note, a Strength lower than
-1 on the table is treated as -1).
The table results are as follows:
● 3C: The unit takes 3 casualties
● 2C: The unit takes 2 casualties
● C: The unit takes 1 casualty
● -: The advance maneuver fails as your
unit is pinned down under heavy fire.
● A: The unit advances 1 space.
● 2A: The unit advances 2 spaces.
● 3A: The unit advances 3 spaces.
9.1 Marking Advancement:
Infantry and Armor each have their own
track for advancing up the beach. Each beach
section has an Infantry advancement track
(on the left) and an Armor advancement track
(on the right).
When you successfully advance, mark off the
number of boxes moving up the track to show
the advancement. You can never advance
farther than the last space (adjacent to the
German strongholds).
In the following example, the player
managed to roll a 2A advancement result for
his Infantry, thus checking off 2 boxes.
 spaces in between the attacker
and the enemy stronghold.
c. Defense:​ -X where X is the
number of unmarked Stronghold
spaces (barbed wire) in the
current map section.
6. ROLL:​ Find the column pertaining to
the modified Strength and roll a die.
Cross reference to find the final
result. (Note, a Strength lower than
-1 on the table is treated as -1).

The table results are as follows:

● 3C: The unit takes 3 casualties
● 2C: The unit takes 2 casualties
● C: The unit takes 1 casualty
● -: The attack fails.
● X: The unit deals 1 hit.
● 2X: The unit deals 2 hits.
● 3X: The unit deals 3 hits.

10.0 ATTACK ACTION: 10.1 Marking Hits:

When a unit wishes to take the ATTACK action When applying hits to a Section of the map,
it means they are trying to attack the you always hit the Stronghold first. The
enemy. To do this, the player must do the Stronghold is represented by the 3 barbed
following: wire boxes in each section. Following that,
4. STRENGTH: ​Check the Unit’s CURRENT you may also mark off the German Units.
strength. This is whatever number in
the unit’s column is highest and not
checked off as a casualty.
5. MODIFY: ​Modify the strength by the
following modifiers.
a. Weather:​ -1 for overcast and -2
for storm.
b. Distance:​ -X where X is the
number of EMPTY unmarked

11.0 CLEAR ACTION:
An Engineer unit may take a Clear Action to
clear the beach for Armor to make its
advance. Engineer units are always
considered to be advanced the same amount
of spaces as the infantry track.
During a Clear Action, the Engineer may
make a mark between two adjacent spaces of
the Infantry and Armor advancement tracks.
This can be any space in which the Infantry
have advanced into. This mark indicates the
area has been cleared of anti-tank obstacles
and Armor is now free to move into the
connected space on the track.
In the above example, the Infantry unit has
already managed to advance 2 spaces. On the
Engineer’s activation, it chooses to clear
the first space on the beach by connecting
the two boxes with a line. The armor units,
if any, are free to move up the armor track
to that spot.
Armor units may never move past or through
any spot that hasn’t been cleared
first--even if they roll a higher
advancement result.
12.0 BOMB ACTION:
A bomb action works in exactly the same way
as a normal attack action with the two
following exceptions:
● It can only be performed by an
engineer after the infantry have
filled the entire advancement column
for their section.
● This attack automatically receives +4
to the Engineer’s Attack Strength.
13.0 NAVAL BOMBARDMENT:
Each time you mark an allied casualty, also
mark a box on the Casualties Track.
After the casualty track reaches 10, the
allies will receive Naval Support which can
be used during the Naval Bombardment
Sequence of the turn. Historically, the
allies sent in the navy to bombard the
German lines, despite the possible risk of
running aground.
The player will roll a die on the
Bombardment Table for EACH SECTION of the
map and adjust the result using the current
weather modifiers.

The results of a bombardment are as follows:
● Run Aground. A modified roll of 1 or
less means the navy has Run Aground.
The player immediately erases all
casualty markers and thus loses Naval
Support.
● X: The navy inflicts 1 hit on the
target. Reduce the casualty track by
1.
● 2X: The navy inflicts 2 hits on the
target. Reduce the casualty track by
2.
● 3X: The navy inflicts 3 hits on the
target. Reduce the casualty track by
3.
When the casualty track reaches 0, either
through regular bombardments or through
running aground, the player loses naval
support until the track can be brought back
up to 10 again.
14.0 WAVE 2 REINFORCEMENTS:
On turn 10, the second wave of units arrives
on the beach. During this turn, much like in
turn 2, the Activation Sequence is replaced
with another Landing Sequence of Infantry,
Armor, and Engineers.
Follow the same procedure as on the other
Landing Sequences with the following
differences to the results from the Landing
Table.
● L: The unit receives 3 reinforcements.
Erase up to 3 casualty marks from that
unit.
● C: The unit receives 2 reinforcements.
Erase up to 2 casualty marks from that
unit.
● 2C: The unit receives 1 reinforcement.
Erase 1 casualty mark from that unit.
● 3C: The unit receives NO
reinforcements.
15.0 VICTORY CHECK:
At the end of each full turn of the game, the
player will make a Victory Check.
First, the player will count up the number
of map sections which still have Germans. A
section where all the German boxes have
been crossed out is considered “Broken.” Any
section with at least 1 German unit
remaining is not broken.
Roll the die. If the number is HIGHER than
the number of remaining unbroken sections,
the allies have successfully stormed the
beach and won.
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