Italy conquers British Somaliland Somaliland ’40 simulates the Italian conquest of British Somaliland in August 1940. In this two player game, one player ontrols the Italian forces and the other the British forces.[...] The map depicts the part of British Somaliland where the harshest combats took place. Each hex is about 10 km across (6.2 miles). Each game turn represents two days. The ground unit counters principally represent battalions, armored companies and artillery batteries. (source: rulebook)