Stalingrad Cauldron (SC) is purpose-designed solitaire wargame that covers the fighting in the areas of German Army Groups A and Don from the time of Sixth Army’s encirclement late in November 1942 through to its destruction at the end of January 1943. The single player actively commands the Soviet forces, while the rules system directs the player in the...
On August 23rd, 1942, the German 14th Pz Corps broke through with amazing speed to the Volga, north of Stalingrad. The stunning euphoric victory quickly turned into a desperate battle of survival for the Germans as they try to hold their positions that cut-off the Russian 62nd Army. Within days, the Germans were in dire situations by Aug.28th. The Russians...
Stalingrad Hall n°4 is an ideal introduction to wargaming. The game, through two scenarios, recreates fighting in the Stalingrad "Krasnay Barrikady" (Red Barricades) building in Autumn 1942. Game sequences are divided in turns : A-Reinforcements B-Events C-Activation phase D-Close combats E-End turn The German plays first by activating one of his 3 squads....
Published in S&T in from Volume 1, issue 3, through Volume 2, issue 1. The game materials content was a bit limited; you were given a list of the unit counters and a photograph of the map, which was a giant Stalingrad board with a few extra terrain features, especially in Finland. The limited assertions in 2.1 appear to imply that the game was played using...
In the Spring of 1942, the powerful Nazi warmachine dominates Europe. With America thrown in the conflict by the Japanese, the spectre of a two fronts war has become true. Hitler needs a decisive victory in Russia to concentrate on one front, or - at least - to deprive the Allies of their unlimited oil reserves. The outcast sees Hitler setting the goals...
Stalingrad: Inferno on the Volga recreates one of the most epic battles of World War 2 with a game mechanism that makes this work in FOUR different game modes, including a true solitaire (versus AI) version. The well-known campaign became a clash of wills between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, involving hundreds of thousands of troops in a death struggle...
"If we do not stop retreating, we shall be left without bread, without fuel, without metal, without raw materials, without factories, without railways." [Stavka Order No. 227, July 28, 1942] Stalingrad: Pivot on the Volga is a two-player game about the military drama that unfolded in southern Russia during the last half of 1942, culminating with the...
Stalingrad Pocket: The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster - The German Wehrmacht stands at the pinnacle of its last season of blitzkrieg. After battling for the capture of Stalingrad through most of the Autumn, the German army holds the bulk of the city. Holding the extended flanks of the German advance are Axis allied troops of dubious quality. Opposing those...
"Stalingrad Pocket: 2nd Edition – The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster", covers the Soviet counteroffensive and the German operations to hold the pincers apart and (if that fails) to relieve the Stalingrad pocket. Soviet play requires the use of a ponderous and fragile weapon of great size (the Red Army of 1942). German play requires sabre-like use of mobile...
Stalingrad Relief: December 1942 is a division/regiment-level game covering German efforts in December 1942 to open a supply corridor to German 6th Army and 4th Panzer Army units surrounded at Stalingrad. The rules for Stalingrad Relief are based on the Battles in the East series of games spanning many of the World War II Eastern Front battles between 1941...