- BGG rank
- BGG #9,100
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Black Wednesday: The Battle of Krasni Bor, 10-11 Feb 1943
- 1–4 players
- 120–3000 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 1995
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,495
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Hube's Pocket
1995
Rules assistance for Hube's Pocket
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 360 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.7/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Hube's Pocket
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Hube's Pocket is a board game released in 1995 for 2 players, 360 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Dean Essig and Dave Friedrichs and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,952
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Burma: The Campaign in Northern Burma, 1944
- 1–2 players
- 60–3600 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 1999
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,803
- BGG rating
- 8.9
Panzers Last Stand: Battles for Budapest, 1945
- 2 players
- 120–1560 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,455
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Last Blitzkrieg: Wacht am Rhein, The Battle of the Bulge
- 2–4 players
- 180–960 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,875
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Tunisia
- 1–2 players
- 120–3000 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 1995
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,926
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Afrika: 2nd Edition
- 1–2 players
- 120–720 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2006
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,213
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Reluctant Enemies: Operation Exporter
- 2 players
- 750 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,241
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Guderian's Blitzkrieg II
- 1–6 players
- 4500 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2001
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,779
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Baltic Gap: Summer 1944
- 2 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,789
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Tunisia II
- 1–2 players
- 120–3000 min
- Complexity 4.3/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,923
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Brazen Chariots: Battles for Tobruk, 1941
- 1–4 players
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,073
- BGG rating
- 8.1
The Blitzkrieg Legend: The Battle for France, 1940
- 2 players
- 2880 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2012
About the game
Hube’s Pocket depicts the campaign in the Western Ukraine from January to April, 1944. It pits Manstein’s Army Group South against the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts in three encirclement battles — Kirovograd, Korsun, and Kamenets-Podoliskiy. Both sides confront difficult strategic and tactical problems. The still potent German army holds a vulnerable position. Poor logistics hampers the maturing Red Army. Contents: 1x Box 1x OCS Series Rulebook (v2.0i) 1x Game Specific Rulebook 2x Dice (one red, one white) 22x 34” Map 22x 25" Map 3x 280-counter countersheets (combat units) 1x 140-counter countersheet (combat units) 2x 280-counter countersheets (OCS markers) 2x Charts & Tables Booklets (Listed on box, but overlooked in the inventory in the rulebook) Scenario 1: The Battle of Kirovograd (2 maps, 4 turns, Scenario 2: The Korsun Pocket (2 maps, 7 turns, Scenario 3: Relief of Korsun (2 maps, 5 turns, Scenario 4: The German Collapse (2 maps, 6 turns, Scenario 5: The Moving Pocket (1 map, 9 turns, Game Scale: Turn: 2 or 3 days Hex: 5 miles / 8 Km Units: Battalion to Division (from the Playbook and user's description)
Categories
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- The Gamers
Questions and answers
Hube's Pocket 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 listed playing time for Hube's Pocket is 360 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.
The catalogue lists Hube's Pocket 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.
Hube's Pocket has a complexity rating of 3.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Hube's Pocket belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War II. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation. 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 Hube's Pocket are: Dean Essig and Dave Friedrichs. 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 Hube's Pocket 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.