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Rules assistance for Hot Stove Pack 2
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 4.0/5
Rules assistant for Hot Stove Pack 2
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Hot Stove Pack 2 is an expansion for Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 released in 2007 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
From the publisher: HOT STOVE PACK 2 follows in the footsteps of its predecessor based on popular demand and we think this new batch of scenarios will get your dice rolling, and how! In addition to a brand new map you receive FOUR scenarios to use on it. The terrain features HILLTOP ACTION and multiple heights will be contested like never before. The versatile new map included with HOT STOVE PACK 2 is not only perfect to depict HILL 75.9 (aka “Devil’s Hill”), Nijmegen, but serves just as well as the setting for the classic struggle at HILL 253.5, PONYRI. Another hilltop, just outside of ROMNY, RUSSIA is the setting of a new scenario utilizing the AFV Card provided for the Pz Sf IVa tank-destroyer, aka ‘Dickermax”. The fighting at MALTOT is also recreated with Tigers aplenty. This wouldn’t be a HOT STOVE PACK if there wasn’t a special bonus included and this time around ATSers have the opportunity to MAX OUT their purchases of NIKITOVKA and TOKTONG PASS with two new scenarios, one pitting Italian APLINI against elite French S.E.S. troops in the French Alps. The other brings a swarm of N.K.P.A. troops against US Marines, Pershings and recoilless rifles at OBONG-NI RIDGE 1950. HOT STOVE PACK 2 consists of FOUR new World War II scenarios PLUS TWO BONUS SCENARIOS for a total of SIX, printed on cardstock. Each scenario is playable on the new HOT STOVE PACK 2 map, with one bonus scenario requiring the use of HOT STOVE MAP 1. This series is meant for the serious ATS player and should not be missed! Expands Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 Scottish Corridor: Lion Rampant
Mechanics
Publishers
- Critical Hit, Inc.
Questions and answers
Hot Stove Pack 2 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.
The catalogue lists Hot Stove Pack 2 for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Hot Stove Pack 2 has a complexity rating of 4.0 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.
Hot Stove Pack 2 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are 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 catalogue lists Hot Stove Pack 2 as an expansion for Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 to use it. Check that your edition of Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.