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Expansion for Objective: Kiev (The Advance of Army Group South: June-August, 1941)
Objective: Odessa
2011
Rules assistance for Objective: Odessa
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 1.7/5
Rules assistant for Objective: Odessa
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Objective: Odessa is an expansion for Objective: Kiev (The Advance of Army Group South: June-August, 1941) released in 2011 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Frank Chadwick and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
Campaigns in WW2 #2 Expansion Kit As part of Army Group South’s effort in Operation Barbarossa, the Romanian 3rd and 4th Armies were tasked with covering the right flank of the offensive, clearing the area between the Dniester and Bug Rivers, and occupying the port city of Odessa. Axis planners hoped the badly outnumbered Soviet garrison in this area would collapse quickly, but the hastily assembled Independent Coastal Army managed to withstand 73 days of siege before being evacuated to the Crimea by the Black Sea Fleet, effectively gutting the cream of the pre-war Romanian Army in the process. The Objective: Odessa expansion kit includes a map extension and additional units to cover the added area and forces that participated in this region during the campaign. Note, Objective: Odessa is not a ‘stand alone’ game. You must own a copy of Objective: Kiev to use this expansion kit. Game Data: Complexity: 3 on a 9 scale Solitaire Suitability: 7 on a 9 scale Scale: Each unit is one German corps or Russian army, and each turn is approximately one to two weeks. Game Components: • Eight 5/8" square pieces • One 8" x 11" map extension • One Rules booklet
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Victory Point Games
Questions and answers
Objective: Odessa 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 Objective: Odessa 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.
Objective: Odessa has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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.
Objective: Odessa 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 credited designers of Objective: Odessa are: Frank Chadwick. 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 Objective: Odessa as an expansion for Objective: Kiev (The Advance of Army Group South: June-August, 1941). Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Objective: Kiev (The Advance of Army Group South: June-August, 1941) to use it. Check that your edition of Objective: Kiev (The Advance of Army Group South: June-August, 1941) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.