
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,482
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2005

Expansion for Fire in the Steppe: Battles in Ukraine, 1941 – A Panzer Grenadier Game
2022
Rules assistance for Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai
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Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai is an expansion for Fire in the Steppe: Battles in Ukraine, 1941 – A Panzer Grenadier Game released in 2022 for 1–2 players. It was designed by Michael Bennighof and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment, and Modular Board.
Tank Battle at Raiseiniai is a Campaign Study based on the June 1941 tank battle at and around Raiseiniai in Lithuania. The Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps, assisted by 12th Mechanized Corps, counter-attacked the German 41st Motorized Corps in a series of large-scale armored clashes. Tank Battle at Raiseiniai adds 10 new scenarios to Fire in the Steppe, split into two chapters, each with a battle game to link the scenarios together. This being an Avalanche Press product, there’s also the background story of the battle. It requires only Fire in the Steppe to play all 10 scenarios. —description from the publisher
Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment, and Modular Board. 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 Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai are: Michael Bennighof. 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 Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai as an expansion for Fire in the Steppe: Battles in Ukraine, 1941 – A Panzer Grenadier Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Fire in the Steppe: Battles in Ukraine, 1941 – A Panzer Grenadier Game to use it. Check that your edition of Fire in the Steppe: Battles in Ukraine, 1941 – A Panzer Grenadier Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.