
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,561
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Dragonstar Rising
- 1–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 1987

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Phoenix Command King Tiger: World War II Heavy Tanks is an expansion for Phoenix Command released in 1993 for 2–12 players. It was designed by Barry Nakazono.
While primarily thought of as a combat system for Leading Edge's Rhand Morningstar Missions RPG, the original Phoenix Command rules were also intended to be used for man-to-man skirmish wargaming, either on the tabletop or a hex map. This supplement to the Phoenix Command Mechanized Combat System provides the Status Sheets for the primary Heavy Tanks of World War II. Included are the German Pz VI Tiger, the Pz VI King Tiger, the Soviet KV1 with 76mm gun, the "Speedy" KV1S, the KV-85 with 85mm gun, the Joseph Stalin IS2 and IS2m Heavy Tanks with 122mm guns, and the US M4A3E2 "Jumbo" Assault Sherman.In addition, special rules for Vehicle Systems specific to World War II Tanks and Second Shot Accuracy are presented, along with full Vehicle Descriptions. -from the back of the book
Phoenix Command King Tiger: World War II Heavy Tanks supports 2–12 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.
Phoenix Command King Tiger: World War II Heavy Tanks belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Phoenix Command King Tiger: World War II Heavy Tanks and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Phoenix Command King Tiger: World War II Heavy Tanks are: Barry Nakazono. 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 Phoenix Command King Tiger: World War II Heavy Tanks as an expansion for Phoenix Command. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Phoenix Command to use it. Check that your edition of Phoenix Command is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.