Band of Brothers Black Bull

BLACK BULL: British 11th Armoured Division

The Band of Brothers series returns to Europe with BLACK BULL: British 11th Armoured Division, a new standalone game focusing on one of the British Army's best-known armoured formations of World War II.

The British 11th Armoured Division was formed in 1941 and adopted the distinctive Charging Bull as its divisional emblem.

The game includes 14 scenarios following the 11th Armoured Division through its campaign in Northwest Europe.

The scenarios put the British player in command of the infantry, tanks and supporting weapons of the Black Bull against German forces in a variety of tactical situations.

The game includes:

• 14 New Scenarios
• 8 New Maps (4 double sided hard mounted 11 x 17 boards)
• 4 Sheets of New Counters (5 sheets total with markers)
• 2 sets of Series Rules
• 2 Playbooks
• 2 sets of Player Aids
• 2 ten sided dice
• Counter Tray

Everything required to play BLACK BULL is included in the box.

14 NEW SCENARIOS

BLACK BULL includes 14 scenarios built around the combat experience of the British 11th Armoured Division.

The fighting ranged from the confined terrain of Normandy to armoured advances across France and Belgium, operations in the Netherlands, winter fighting connected to the Ardennes campaign, and the final battles across the Rhine and into Germany.

8 NEW MAPS (4 hard mounted double sided 11 x 17 maps)

BLACK BULL includes 8 new Band of Brothers maps.

These maps provide the battlefields for the 14 scenarios included in the game and add even more terrain combinations to the Band of Brothers system.

Band of Brothers veterans will also be able to combine the new BLACK BULL maps with maps from their existing games, greatly expanding the terrain available for creating scenarios and future battles.

4 SHEETS OF NEW COUNTERS

BLACK BULL includes four full sheets of new counters, bringing the British forces of the 11th Armoured Division to Band of Brothers.

The counters provide the units and equipment needed to recreate the battles represented by the game's 14 scenarios.

For longtime Band of Brothers players, these new British units also add another major Allied force to the collection and open up additional possibilities when combined with other games in the series.

THE BAND OF BROTHERS SYSTEM

Band of Brothers is Worthington Publishing's tactical World War II game series.

The system is designed around the behavior of soldiers on the battlefield rather than requiring players to manage large numbers of artificial command points or constantly track complicated status information.

Units become suppressed under fire. Leaders matter. Fire and movement must be coordinated. Terrain matters. Armour is powerful, but infantry and anti-tank weapons remain dangerous.

The result is a tactical system that emphasizes battlefield decisions without requiring players to spend an entire day playing a single engagement.

If you already know Band of Brothers, you can get BLACK BULL onto the table quickly.

If BLACK BULL is your first Band of Brothers game, everything you need to learn and play the system is included.

Stretch Goals

$60,000 — CANADIANS and More IN NORTHWEST EUROPE

5 BONUS CANADIAN and More SCENARIOS

These five new scenarios will focus on Canadian forces fighting in the Western European Theater during World War II. There is a twist. These scenarios are designed to use maps, counters and other components from across the existing Band of Brothers series. That allows us to revisit the series as a whole and create new battles using the growing collection of Band of Brothers components.

The five Canadian scenarios will be included as a bonus scenario pack for BLACK BULL Kickstarter backers if the campaign reaches $60,000.

IMPORTANT: Some or all of these bonus scenarios will require components from other Band of Brothers games. They are bonus scenarios for players who own those games and are not required to play the 14 scenarios included in BLACK BULL.

But during this Kickstarter we're also making it easier to build your Band of Brothers collection.

While the BLACK BULL Kickstarter campaign is running, visit the Worthington Publishing website and receive:

Add-Ons

There are no add-ons in this project...but, during this campaign all Band of Brothers games in stock are 35% off and available to ship now at worthingtonpublishing.com using the code BB2026 

The discount applies to available Band of Brothers games on the Worthington Publishing website during the BLACK BULL Kickstarter campaign.

And there is one important advantage to ordering these games directly from us: THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW.

You do not have to wait for BLACK BULL to be manufactured and delivered.

Available games ordered through the Worthington Publishing website will ship immediately according to our normal order fulfillment process.

35% OFF  |  CODE: BB2026  |  AVAILABLE NOW  |  SHIPS IMMEDIATELY

*For international customers, we do not pay VAT or customs due to country variants.  This is a heavy game due to the number of counter sheets and mounted maps.  

We will be charging shipping post-campaign using Kickstarter's new system. Estimated shipping costs are as follows for single game shipments:

• USA: $12 - $20
• World Wide: $20-35

Additional games and neoprenes will add between $2 and $10 based on weight for USA orders.

Additional games and neoprenes will add between $10 and $20 based on weight for International orders.

Series Creator Jim Krohn:  Jim is an electrical engineer who started working in manufacturing, then became a manager, and then left that career to become a pastor.  Besides more traditional pastoral work, the switch also allows him to other cool things like teach history, run kids camps, and start activities like family game night. 

Jim started playing wargames with SPI's  WAR OF THE RING in 1979 and was hooked. Jim's designed numerous games, including the BAND OF BROTHERS SERIES with Worthington Publishing, SPACE EMPIRES 4X, and TALON with GMT games.