Fronte Russo: A Panzer Grenadier Expansion Book
BGG rating
7.8

Expansion for Afrika Korps: The Desert War – Platoon Level Combat in World War II: A Panzer Grenadier Game

Fronte Russo: A Panzer Grenadier Expansion Book

2007

Rules assistance for Fronte Russo: A Panzer Grenadier Expansion Book

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 30 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.5/5

Rules assistant for Fronte Russo: A Panzer Grenadier Expansion Book

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Fronte Russo: A Panzer Grenadier Expansion Book is an expansion for Afrika Korps: The Desert War – Platoon Level Combat in World War II: A Panzer Grenadier Game released in 2007 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ottavio Ricchi and Lorenzo Striuli and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

From designers Ottavio Ricchi and Lorenzo Striuli! In the summer of 1941, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini dispatched a corps of three divisions to fight alongside the Germans in their invasion of the Soviet Union. The CSIR arrived at the front in August and soon engaged in combat with the Red Army. Fronte Russo brings background articles and scenarios covering these crack troops and their battles to the Panzer Grenadier game system. It is not playable by itself, but requires ownership of Eastern Front to play most of the scenarios, and Road to Berlin to play all of them. This is a book supplement complete with a full set of die-cut and mounted counters, much like Sinister Forces and East of Suez. Scenarios take place on the Eastern Front. The Italian divisions sent to Russia — the Pasubio and Torino infantry divisions and Duca d’Aosta cavalry division — were well-trained units of the regular army, though not well equipped by most standards. Background articles place the scenarios in the full context of the Italian war in Russia. This game is part of the Panzer Grenadier series

Mechanics

Publishers

  • Avalanche Press Ltd.

Questions and answers

Fronte Russo: A Panzer Grenadier Expansion Book supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.