Through phone lines with modems. Through a Local Area Network. Two players can also use PFW by sharing one computer. A terrain map on which the scenario will be played. The map is a graphic representation of the terrain on which the scenario will be played.
Some maps are fairly simple, representing mostly open, level terrain.
Figure 1 is a simple PFW map. Others can be considerably more complex, as in Figure 2. The order of battle is a list of units that each team will command. It is also possible for a scenario not to have a time limit. These include the Americans, Russians, Germans, French, British, and Japanese.