Korsoun 1944
BGG rank
BGG #19,536
BGG rating
7.1

Korsoun 1944

2007

Rules assistance for Korsoun 1944

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

  • 2 players
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.7/5

Rules assistant for Korsoun 1944

For 2 players

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Korsoun 1944 is a board game released in 2007 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Nicolas Stratigos and Christophe Gentil-Perret and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, and Grid Movement.

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About the game

Korsoun 1944 is a World War 2 Operational level board-wargame that covers the Korsun-Cherkassy pocket, in which two German army corps were encircled by the Soviets in January-February 1944. One player controls the Soviets and tries to close the pocket, while the other one controls the Germans. Published in Vae Victis magazine #72 (Jan-Feb 2007 issue). Components include: - the magazine including wargaming & historical articles, plus the Rules in French; - One A2 size colour mapsheet (41.5 x 59 cm; 16 x 23 inches); - Two thin cardboard NON-die-cut countersheets, one for the front side, one for the back side, which need to be cut out and stuck together. English translations of the Rules, the Tables and the accompanying article describing the battle of the Korsun Pocket are available from Grognard.com.

Questions and answers

Korsoun 1944 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.