MicroHistory #3 in the Metagaming MicroHistory series Players fight the East Front battles of WW2. From back of the game: Welcome to the Eastern front... The Nazi invasion of Russia destroyed more lives than any war in history. For the common soldier it meant unsurpassed suffering. Great battles were fought in ice, mud, dust and exhaustion. The tank became...
Stalin's War is a unique card-driven, hex-based game, a combination that allows players to experience a broad range of strategic and tactical options as they maneuver their forces across a large hex map that stretches from Berlin to the Urals. Stalin's War allows player to recreate WWII's greatest battles of encirclement as Axis Armies and Panzer Corps...
"Stalin's World War III" is a two wargame package: Part 1 – Operation Pincher & The Soviet Offensive in Europe; and Part 2 – Operation Sandown & The Soviet Offensive in the Mid-East. This is an alternative history monster-size wargame, designed by Ty Bomba, intended to investigate the strategic parameters that would’ve been in place during the first 10...
The original edition came out in 1963 in a double-size box. The large box was nearly twice the area of a traditional AH box. Later the game came out in a traditional-size box. A second edition with clarified rules was issued in 1974 with the same standard size box but thinner. The rules are fairly straightforward. The strategies are extremely deep....
Campaigns in Europe (CIE) is a two-player series of games focused on campaign scenarios at the division/corps level. The system uses the same maps as War in Europe (WIE), with updated graphics and a more detailed terrain analysis. The counters have been upgraded and are presented with historical identifications. The game system utilizes a Move/Fight...
Stalingrad ‘42 is a division-level game on the Axis 1942 summer offensive towards Stalingrad and the Caucasus. Historically, this epic struggle lasted for 6 months and saw the Axis armies reach the Volga and the Caucasus Mountains. But Soviet resistance stiffened and final victory eluded the German army at Stalingrad and in the Caucasus. The ensuing...
"Stalingrad Attacked!" is one of Lou Coatney's FREE wargames at his site as long as you follow his guidelines. It is actually '2' Wargames in one, "Fall Blau, May-1942"-the German's Summer Campaign, and "Operation: Uranus", November-1942-the Soviet's Counter-offensive resulting in the encirclement and destruction of Germany's "6th Army" and various Minor...
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...