The Russian Campaign

The Russian Campaign (1974) is a hex-and-counter wargame of Operation Barbarossa and the war in the East, for two players. In June 1941 over three million German soldiers, most of them veterans, invade against two million Russian defenders. The early advance is spectacular, the motorized divisions outrun the rest of the army, the gates of Moscow come into view, and then winter arrives. Known as one of the finest wargames around, it pairs the playability of the classics with a real feel for the campaign and strong historical accuracy. Expect an epic: the game uses several maps, zones of control, movement points and a ratio-based combat results table, and a full campaign takes about six hours.