Operation Dragoon Travel Game

The Liberation of Southern France in a Travel-Sized Wargame!

Operation Dragoon 1944 is a fast and compact solitaire historical wargame covering Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of Southern France in August 1944.

Designed by Dan Fournie, the game operates at the corps and division level and covers the campaign from the initial landings on August 15, 1944, through the decisive battle of Montélimar on August 29.

The player commands the Allied forces and must make the most of the American, French and airborne formations advancing through Provence, while attempting to prevent elements of the German 19th Army, particularly the 11th Panzer Division, from escaping north through the Rhône Valley.

THE CAMPAIGN

Operation Dragoon was the "Second D-Day" of the summer of 1944. While Allied forces landed along the Mediterranean coast, German formations attempted to withdraw northward and escape encirclement.

The Allied player commands:

• the US VI Corps;
• the French II Corps;
• the 1st Airborne Task Force, made up of American, British and Canadian forces.

The Allied forces are also supported by air power and the French Forces of the Interior (FFI).

Opposing them are elements of the German 19th Army, including the powerful 11th Panzer Division, attempting to move up the Rhône Valley and avoid destruction at Montélimar.

YOUR OBJECTIVES

The Allied player must attempt to:

• advance rapidly through Southern France;
• capture the strategic ports of Marseille and Toulon;
• cut German lines of retreat;
• destroy or trap as many German divisions as possible;
• prevent German formations from escaping northward.

The campaign is essentially a race against time, requiring the player to balance rapid advances with the need to block and destroy retreating German forces.

A WARGAME DESIGNED FOR TRAVEL

The defining feature of Operation Dragoon 1944 is its compact Travel Game format. Worthington Publishing designed the game to bring the key operational decisions of the campaign to a small, portable package.

A game takes approximately 30 minutes, making it particularly suitable for players looking for a historical solitaire wargame that can be set up and played quickly.

BoardGameGeek lists Operation Dragoon 1944 as part of Worthington Publishing's Solitaire Travel Games series and confirms its solitaire and travel-game orientation.

GAME INFORMATION

• Publisher: Worthington Publishing
• Designer: Dan Fournie
• Year: 2025
• Players: 1
• Playing time: approximately 30 minutes
• Age: 14+
• Type: Historical Wargame / Solitaire / Travel Game
• Scale: Corps and divisions
• Period: World War II
• Theater: Southern France, August 1944
• Language: English

CONTENTS

• 1 mounted travel-sized game map;
• die-cut counters;
• player aids;
• rulebook;
• die;
• custom storage tray.

IN SUMMARY

Operation Dragoon 1944 – Travel Game offers a compact recreation of one of the less frequently simulated Allied campaigns of 1944.

Its combination of a small footprint, short playing time and operational-level decisions puts the player under constant pressure: advance quickly, seize the key ports and destroy as much of the retreating German force as possible before it escapes.

For solitaire wargamers looking for a portable, fast-playing historical wargame, Operation Dragoon 1944 provides an accessible way to experience the campaign in Southern France.