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On the 18th of December, 1940 Hitler issued Fuhrer Directive No. 21, code named Barbarossa, which stated: “The Soviet Union is to be crushed in one swift campaign before the war with England ends.”
On the 22nd of June, 1941, Barbarossa was finally launched. Over three million German soldiers, most of them veterans of the campaigns in Poland, France, and the Balkans, began a blitzkrieg style of invasion against two million Russian defenders. The initial advance was fantastic. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners were taken and the motorized divisions began to outrun the rest of the army. The Germans reached the gates of Moscow, victory in sight. Then the winter came.
RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN has been universally acclaimed as one of the finest wargames around. With the ease and playability of the 'Classics', the game also conveys the feel of the actual campaign and is exceptionally accurate historically. Both players will have to use the subtle skills, advantages, and tactics of their historical counterparts to win.
Game features include rail movement, sea movement, invasions, stukas, partisans, automatic victory, SS units, sudden death victory conditions, and double impulse movement capabilities. Seven scenarios break the total campaign down into its most important battles.
A 22" x 28" mapboard, various playing aids and charts, and a twelve-page rulebook. On every gamer's top ten list, this one belongs in every gamer's library.
AVALON HILL COMPLEXITY RATING: 4
(On a scale of 1-easy; 10-hard)
Playing Time—Six Hours or Less
The inspiration to Russia Besieged.
The fourth (and fifth) editions of this game have a different game entry, as does the Designer Signature edition.
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- Great hex encounter war game
- Really fun
- Offers fun strategic challenges
- Can be a bear to organize units
- Wehrmacht vs. Red Army
- Eastern Front (WWII)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- combat resolution — Involves looking at combat factors and rolling on a combat table.
- Hex and counter — A core mechanic involving counters on a hex grid.
- Unit Management — Organizing units is a part of gameplay.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Don't teach your dog how to sit while using a Sean Conry accent.
- I played so many GMT games over the years, I thought I'd finally rank my top 50.
- It's a heavier game, and that's probably why it's not higher up on this list.
- Although the invasion of Italy remains controversial for a number of reasons.
- I know it's a controversial statement because a lot of people will say this is probably the best that he's come up with.
- Why don't scientists trust atoms? They make up everything.