Simple to learn Print-and-Play or ziplock game of the German invasion of Poland in 1939 at roughly corps level. The historical imbalance is accounted for by different victory objectives and a tight timetable: While the Polish player can occasionally win by surviving the 10 turns, he will normally win by inflicting damage to the precious Panzer units. The...
Having spent the plunder gained from taking over Czechoslovakia a year earlier to further build up the Wehrmacht, Hitler decided it was time for the next step in his Lebensraum plan to reshape Europe. With his new round of threats and bluff failing, Hitler has decided that there is no other alternative than to send in the Panzers! In Poland Crushed the...
Poland Defiant covers the first 10 days of the Polish campaign, September 1st to 10th, 1939. This was the period when the Polish armies met the German forces on the open terrain of Poland and the mobility and firepower of mechanized warfare was first demonstrated on a large scale. The Poles must hold on to key cities and the Germans must keep to a rapid...
The background of the story is set in World War I, when Germany was defeated. After Hitler came to power, he reorganized his armaments at a very fast speed and took Poland as the primary attack target. Although Poland was promised by Britain and France to maintain the integrity of Poland’s territory, the German army entered Poland smoothly due to the...
In October 1944, the Soviet 14th Army under General Meretskov launched the Petsamo and Kirkenes operation called the "Tenth Shock" by Stalin. Its aim was to throw the Germans out of northern Finland, an area of strategic importance for both its sea bases and for the nickel mines of Kolosjoki (today named Nikel). Following the Finnish capitulation in...
Polish Tank Battle is a modern chess-like game played on an 11x11 diagonally symmetrical grid. Two players each command an army of 13 tanks plus one general who has the exclusive ability to enter and pass through the purple contaminated area in the middle. All pieces move and capture as queens from Western Chess. At the start the tanks are located on the...
in English: Polônia ’39 is about the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II. Even if it can be played solitaire it is designed for two players, where one of them plays the Axis side and the other the Poles. The soviet invasion of Poland (in 09/17) is not taken into account in this game as it was considered that at the time Polands' fate was...
1939 marks the twilight of greatest conflict in human history. All started on September 1st 1939 in Poland when German army launched its first strike. This campaign was to prove German warfare superiority and be quick and easy "walk to Warsaw". It wasn't that quick and easy though as defeating Poland took Germans the same amount of time they needed for...
Polskie Państwo Podziemne is a historical, educational boardgame about the Polish Underground State during WW2. Each player will have his own set of tiles, representing different members of the Polish Underground State. The objective of the game will be to associate those characters to the different pillars of the underground structures. There are four...
Pomorze 1939 starts on September 1st 1939 and deals with part of the campaign called Battle of Tuchola Forest. The map represents northern part of Poland - Pomerania. Since German advantage is huge, polish player is placed in a very defensive role. The game should be played twice - giving opportunity for players to try each side. Wikipedia: Battle of...
Lądowa Obrona Wybrzeża (Land Coastal Command or Land Coastal Defence) expands Pomorze 1939 and simulates the defence of the Polish coastal line during the early stages of World War II. Two scenarios are included: 1) The historical one - simulating the German attack 2) "White Eagle" - simulating a hypothetical Polish preventive offensive launched on August...