Juno, Sword, 6th Airborne

Joni Nuutinen

About this game

Juno, Sword, 6th Airborne is a turn-based boardgame-styled strategy wargame set on the Western Front during the Second World War. The most recent update: October 2025

You are in command of the Allied force carrying out the eastern part of the famous 1944 D-Day landings (Juno and Sword beaches). The scenario, which models units at battalion level, starts with the British 6th Airborne Division dropping during the night to secure the key bridges and destroy artillery concentrations. The main objective was to seize the crucial city of Caen as soon as possible, which the German armed forces ended up fiercely defending with a handful of battle-hardened Panzer divisions.

Tip: Thanks to detailed historical battalion level simulation, the number of units can be high during the later stages of the campaign, so please use the settings to turn off various unit types to reduce the number of units if that feels overwhelming, or long-press "done" on units to mark them permanently done, or select a unit and long press the third button over 5 seconds to disband the currently selected unit (one disband action per turn).


FEATURES:

+ Historical accuracy within reason and variation: Campaign mirrors the historical setup.

+ Long-lasting: Thanks to in-built variation and the game's smart AI technology, each game provides a unique war gaming experience.

+ Settings: Various options are available to alter the look of the gaming experience: Change difficulty level, hexagon size, Animation speed, choose icon set for units (NATO or REAL) and cities (Round, Shield, Square, block of houses), decide what is drawn on the map, and much more.

"I’m sorry we’re a few minutes late."
— Lord Lovat, arriving with his commandos to relieve the British airborne troops holding the Orne River bridges, 6 June.

Ratings and reviews

Really enjoy the several games i have in this series - but particularly those that have a Canadian element. May 1 update - some of the text screens are wonky. Bolding that is unnecessary and distracting. Some boxes don't fit all the text now (particularly with the bolded "yes" "no" for turn end). Hope it gets fixed.

The latest in the Conflict series is a battalion-level simulation of the eastern flank of the D-Day landings. Your main objective is to seize Caen as quickly as possible, hampered (of course) by various German divisions. Given that the British failed to achieve their first-day objectives, it's perhaps no surprise that this game can be tough going, especially when you start running into German armor. But it's fun how it expands from just the 6th Airborne to a fight involving entire army corps.

The conflict series is being refined very well, underrated under appreciated series, Juno/Sword adds some very interesting new twists and turns Well worth the time and expermenting. Graphic and color improvements also. Any board gamer would enjoy. Responseive indy development person.

What’s new

+ Navi-bar fixes
+ Added a handful of settings, see Change Log for details