Cover art for Fortress Stalingrad

Fortress Stalingrad

1988 · BGG
Avg rating
6.35
Bayes rating
5.52
Weight
2.45 (Medium Light)
Players
2
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
84

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Description

Fortress Stalingrad: Soviet Winter Counter Offensive 1942-1943, is a strategic/operational level simulation of the Soviet Winter Counter Offensive in 1942-43. Many have called this to be the single most important Campaign in all of World War II. The game was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #124.

The Soviet player gains victory points based on objectives and German unit losses. If he gains more than 110 points in the 12 game turns, he wins. If the German player holds the Soviets to less than 100 points, he wins.

The game is declared a draw if the point total is between 100 and 110.

Game Scale:
Turn: approximately 10 days
Hex: 15 miles / 25 km
Unit: Company to Army

Game Inventory:
One 22" X 30" mapsheet
One countersheet (200 1/2" counters)
One 20 page rules booklet



Mechanics

Hexagon Grid Ratio / Combat Results Table

Themes

World War II

Publishers

3W (World Wide Wargames)

Designers

Ty Bomba