To the Green Fields Beyond (game)

To the Green Fields Beyond is a game created in 1978 by SPI, or Simulations Publications Incorporated.

Premise

It is about the battle of Cambrai, which took place from November 20 to December 7, 1917. At Cambrai, the British and the French tried to use the newly invented tank (land ship as it was called at the time) to break through German front lines.

The phrase Through mud and blood to the green fields beyond was the unofficial motto of the Tank Corps[1] and From mud, through blood, to the green fields beyond is used as a slogan by the Royal Tank Regiment.[2]

Reception

It won the Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best 20th century Game" in 1978.[3]

References
  1. "The Tank Corps". The Long, Long, Trail: the British Army in the Great War. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. "Regimental Colours". Royal Tank Regiment Association. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. "Origins Award Winners (1978)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-14. Ref verified 18 Jan 2013
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