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Crimea: Conquest & Liberation
2023
Rules assistance for Crimea: Conquest & Liberation
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- 2–4 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
For 2 players
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Crimea: Conquest & Liberation is a board game released in 2023 for 2–4 players and 120 minutes per game. It was designed by Antony Birkett and Guy Wilde and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
2023 Charles Roberts Award Nominee for Best Operational Game and Best World War II Game. Crimea covers the series of campaigns in the Crimean Peninsula during the war on the Eastern Front. Several scenarios cover the period of Axis ascendancy during the period September 1941 – July 1942. The Soviet resurgence is represented by scenarios from September 1943 – May 1944. The map area covers all of Crimea, the Taman peninsula as far east as Krimsk, and southern Ukraine from Kherson to Mariupol. Crimea can be played as a set of standalone scenarios or as an addition to the OCS game The Third Winter, where it considerably changes that game’s southern map boundary. Crimea is a low-counter density, small OCS game. There are 560 combat units, and one 22x34 map at a scale of 5-mile hex/3.5 days turn. Seven scenarios are included so players can start at different points in the action. Scenarios: Rite of Passage (Initial German offensive, 28 turns), 26 Sept 1941 to 26 Dec 1941. Tiger by the Tail, (Soviet counteroffensive, 20 turns), 26 Dec 41 to 1 Mar 42, can be combined with Rite of Passage scenario. Eviction Notice (Operation Trappenjagd, 4 turns), 8-19 May 42. Operation Störfang (Assault on Sevastopol, 10 turns), 5 June 42 to 5 Jul 42. Cross of Iron (Taman peninsula, 36 turns), 26 Sept 43 to 22 Jan 44, also the setup to combine with The Third Winter 26 Sept 1943 campaign start. Sword of Damocles (Crimea setup for combining with The Third Winter 26 Jan 1944 campaign start). The Liberation Offensive (Soviet reconquest, 11 turns), 8 Apr 44 to 12 May 44. —description from publisher
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Crimea: Conquest & Liberation supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Crimea: Conquest & Liberation is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Crimea: Conquest & Liberation has a complexity rating of 4.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Crimea: Conquest & Liberation belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War II. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Crimea: Conquest & Liberation are: Antony Birkett and Guy Wilde. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Crimea: Conquest & Liberation as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.