Polar Rails is a Christmas-themed game that uses the gameplay from Empire Builder with players creating rail networks that are centered on the North Pole. Use your initial investment to build track, then pick up commodities where they are grown, mined, or manufactured and deliver them to a lucrative place of demand. Complete a delivery and make the money...
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...
“According to a State Department representative, Russia is not getting back Alaska, which was sold to the United States in the 19th century. This is it, then. And we’ve been waiting for it to be returned any day. Now war is unavoidable.”—January 28, 2024 comment by Dmitry Medvedev, current Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council and close confidant of...
Gameplay On their turn, a player takes 2 actions: Moving a Bee Bees jump like a knight in chess. If a Bee lands on a hex with Pollen, the player collects it and performs any associated action. Moving a Butterfly After moving their Bee, the player moves a Butterfly. Butterflies also move like a knight in chess. If a Butterfly lands on a hex with a Bee, 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...
The Battle of Polonka (Połonka) took place near Połonka (modern Belarus) during the Polish-Russian War (1658-1667) on 29 June 1660 between Polish-Lithuanian forced, led by Paweł Jan Sapieha and Stefan Czarnecki and Russian army, led by Ivan Khovansky. Thanks to the well made battle plan, tactical advantage and much more experienced and skilled troops...
Полтавская битва 1709, [Battle of Poltava 1709], is a simple Grand-Tactical level board-wargame devoted to the decisive Russian victory on Swedish army in the Battle of Poltava in 1709. After this battle, Russians took their place as the leading nation of Northern Europe. Battle of Poltava 1709 is a classical hexagonal board-wargame of low complexity for...
Description from the rulebook: Poltava 1709 is a two player game with one player playing the Swedish side and the other playing the Russian side. Each side has a prescribed number of units representing infantry, horse, dragoon, light cavalry, and artillery formations. The game is played on a stylized game board showing the area in which the battle of...
Board game on the battle of Poltava using the Husaria system. The battle took place on July 8, 1709 near Poltava in modern-day Ukraine between the Swedish army under the command of King Charles XII and the Russians led by Tsar Peter the Great. The Swedes attacked the Russian positions in four columns. Despite initial successes, they were later held back...
From the publisher's website: Poltava’s Dread Day covers a conflict that lasted nearly a quarter of a century (1700-1722), with two turns plus an administrative phase each year. The Summer turn is when everyone gets to work. The Winter turn is where great commanders take huge risks. All movement is a variable, impacted by leader initiative and a die roll....
Originally published in Panzerfaust Magazine Volume 5 #5 in September 1970,Poltawa a game covering the 18th Century battle between the Swedes and the Russians on June 28, 1709 designed by Chris Johnson. These early issues of Panzerfaust were mimeographed and all the components were printed in the magazine, more of a game kit. You could not actually use the...