Mława 1939
BGG rank
BGG #24,742
BGG rating
6.3

Mława 1939

1999

Rules assistance for Mława 1939

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

  • 2 players
  • Complexity 2.8/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Mława 1939

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

Mława 1939 is a board game released in 1999 for 2 players. It was designed by Wojciech Zalewski and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

The battle for Mlawa was the first of many battles that occurred in the Northern Mazowsze in 1939 (Polish territory north of Warsaw). Here the German 3rd Army, commanded by General Kuchler, fought against the Polish Army "Modlin". The Germans had tremendous superiority; in the main sector they had five divisions, including one armored division, while the Polish had only one division and two cavalry brigades. Although there was one Infantry Division (8th ID) in reserve, it was too far away to intervene in the first days of the operation. Despite their great advantage, the Germans did not break through the Polish front lines because the 20th Polish Infantry Division, which defended the Mlawa position, was strengthened by permanent fortifications whose flanks were situated on swamps and wet terrain. The Germans stormed the defenses for more than three days before they were able to take possession after the Poles abandoned them. As the German commander of the 3rd German Army could not overcome the Polish positions frontally, he ordered Mlawa to be flanked from the south. The box edition (third) comprises a 39"x27" full color map, 400 die-cut counters and a couple of sheets of informational markers that need to be cut. The rules are in Polish but an English translation is now available. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C5%82awa

Questions and answers

Mława 1939 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.