History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia
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History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia

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  • 360 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.4/5

Rules assistant for History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia

For 2 players

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History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia is a board game released in 1985 for 2 players, 360 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Nick Schuessler and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Planned to be a nine-part series of games covering all of WWII based on the B.H. Liddell Hart book of the same name. This is a grand strategic hex and counter turn-based WWII wargame. Hexes are 175km, a turn is one month. Combat is by dice on CRT and based on both attack/defense ratings and type of attack/defense. This was Part 1: Hitler Turns Against Russia, and was the intial release for the series. Part 2: The Overrunning of the West was also published before the series was discontinued. The remaining 7 parts were never published.

Editions

  • History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against RussiaenTask Force Games1984

Publishers

  • Task Force Games

Questions and answers

History of the Second World War: Part 1 – Hitler Turns Against Russia 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.