Very few games at the game scale exist in this 300+ AFV battle that resembled the Kursk battle in 1943. In June, 1944, the Russians launched a massive tank assault in Finland hoping to take control of key cities deep in the country. The Finnish Army was already weakened and pushed back when this began and with not more than 60 StG assault guns, including...
Kursk in Normandy depicts at the tactical level the epic British armor assault on July 18th. Three armored divisions totaling some 850 tanks would assault the SS positions on the Caen plains and advance into the hills of Bourquebus. Monty was desperate for a breakout and with so much excess armor available chose to "have it out with Jerry". Over 2000...
August 1943, outside the city of Kursk, Russia… Germany prepares to force the Russian line back in the largest tank battle of World War II! As hundreds of Tiger and Panther tanks amass outside Kursk with the support of the new deadly Elefant tank-destroyers, the Soviets have their famous T-34 tanks set to counter the Nazi threat aided by KV-1 heavy tanks...
"Kursk: Operation Zitadelle, 4July 1943" is the first wargame by SPI (or anyone else) on history's largest land battle. The stark four-color map extends 440 miles from north to south at about 9 miles per hex. Games last 6 turns. The time scale, though not stated, is probably two days per turn. (The historical battle ran 12 days.) Units are German divisions...
As the sun sets on July 11, 1943, both sides prepare for the largest tank battle of World War II! Nearly a week of grueling slaughter has finally gained the 1st SS Panzer Division a few kilometers towards their objective: Prokhorovka. So close, yet so far! The Russian 18th and 29th Tank Corps have been beaten back, but they are not defeated. Replenished...
The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Kursk in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War. Taking place on the Eastern Front, the engagement was part of the wider Battle of Kursk, and occurred when the 5th Guards Tank Army of the Soviet Red Army attacked the II SS-Panzer Corps of the...
A miniatures wargame intended for classroom use with two teams of students (grades 6-8). The game is designed to be played on a 7.5x5 foot table using micro-scale tank miniatures or paper figures. Free print-and-play paper miniatures are provided for use with the rules. "The German invasion of the USSR in 1941 was, at first, a smashing success. However by...
A miniatures wargame intended for classroom use with two teams of students (grades 6-8). The game is designed to be played on a 7.5x5 foot table using micro-scale tank miniatures or paper figures. Free print-and-play paper miniatures are provided for use with the rules. "The German invasion of the USSR in 1941 was, at first, a smashing success. However by...
L'Audace: The Battle of Abbeville: May 28-June 4, 1940, is a two-player game that simulates the climatic battle of Abbeville. One player takes on the role of the leader of the counter-attacking French 4th DCR forces, the other the commander of those defending the German bridgehead. After breaking out of the Ardennes Forest and fighting over the Meuse River...
L'inafferrabile U-BOOT ("The Unseizable U-Boot") is a game that emphasizes skill and intelligence. The ability to see enemy movements constitute the most valuable help to gain the victory. The gambling behavior is not random, but determined by the navigation tools used according to the tactical thinking of the players. The game represents the various...
L'infanterie attaque ! is a skirmish game for 2 to 6 players. It invites you to relive the confrontations of the Second World War on a smaller scale than usual. Far from the great mass battles, small clashes between small groups of men played a role that was sometimes crucial and not recounted in the history books. In this game the individual soldier is...
In May, 1940, World War II took a turn that will change history forever—the German Army invaded France through the neutral countries of Belgium and Netherlands and thus avoiding the fearsome Maginot Line. The French Army, supposedly the best army of the time, felt far from any threat. Against all expectations, the neutral nations were quickly overrun, and...