Cover art for Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941

Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941

1999 · BGG
Avg rating
4.93
Bayes rating
5.49
Weight
2.80 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
--
Ratings count
38

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Description

Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941, is the first game in the Forgotten Axis Series by Decision Games in Strategy & Tactics #194 (November/December 1998). The game is based on the German attempts to capture the key Soviet Arctic port of Murmansk during 1941. The game uses the same low-complexity, fast-playing system as Romania 1941-42 (#206) and Finnish Front (#199) games (units are activated in formations via by random chit-pulls).

Game Scale:
Game Turn: ?
Hex: 1.24 miles / 2.0 kilometers
Units: Battalion to Regiment

Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full color map
One dual-side printed countersheet (140 1/2" counters)
One 6-page rulebook

Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 2 or more
Playing Time: 4-15 hours

Players will need to provide One 6-sided die



Mechanics

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Simulation

Themes

World War II

Publishers

Decision Games (I) Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社)

Designers

Michael Bennighof