Cover art for The Little Land: The Battle of Novorossiysk

The Little Land: The Battle of Novorossiysk

2019 · BGG
Avg rating
7.21
Bayes rating
5.53
Weight
3.50 (Heavy)
Players
1-2
Playtime
35 hr
Ratings count
39

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Description

February 4-9, 1943

Stalin had been unhappy with the progress of North Caucasus Front on Krasnodor and impatient to see more success, he ordered General Ivan Petrov, commander of the Black Sea Group of Forces, to break the stalemate by a surprise invasion from the Black Sea. This would unhinge the German defense and quicken the offensive.

Almost immediately, things went wrong - with a bombardment from the Black Sea Fleet that merely alerted the defense - and the invasion itself was running far behind schedule. So began the battle of Novorossiysk.

CSS: Novorossiysk is the first game in the Nemesis series covering company level battles on the Eastern Front. With added special rules to cover the unique type of warfare on the Eastern Front, players will battle over the fate of the Kuban with tanks, amphibious invasions, paratroopers, naval ships and artillery.

Details:

Complexity: 7 (out of 10)
 Solitaire Suitability : 8 (out of 10)
 Time Scale: 2 hours per game turn
 Map Scale: 500 meters per hex
 Unit Scale: Company/platoon
 Players: 1-2
 Playing time: 2-35 hours
 Designer: Adam Starkweather
 Artist: Antonio Pinar

Scenarios:

6 scenarios included

Components:

2 22x34 maps
 6 countersheets
 1 rules booklet
 1 scenario booklet
 9 player aids
 2 D10 dice
 Box and lid



Mechanics

Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation Zone of Control

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

Compass Games

Designers

Adam Starkweather