
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,318
- BGG rating
- 8.6
Old School Tactical: Volume 3 – Pacific 1942/45
- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2020

Expansion for Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk
2018
Rules assistance for Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud is an expansion for Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk released in 2018 for 2 players. It was designed by Mark H. Walker and David K. van Hoose and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Line of Sight.
From the Publisher: Tracks in the Mud is a boxed expansion for Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk. The expansion includes a new sheet of die-cut counters, including Jagdtigers, King Tigers, Jagdpanthers, T-34/85, and IS-3, to name but a few. There is also a new, 22" x 17" mounted mapboard, and several new scenarios, all packaged in an attractive box. Better still, two of the included late-war scenarios pit the Americans against the Soviets in the interesting, what-if scenario that Patton Imagined. What if we had continued the war into Russia? These scenarios utilize American counters for Pershings, Easy-Eight Shermans, and infantry. You get. a full sheet of 1" counters a 17" x 22" mounted map/gameboard a scenario book with six new scenarios an attractive box to store it in
Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud 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.
Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud has a complexity rating of 3.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Line of Sight. 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 Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud are: Mark H. Walker and David K. van Hoose. 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 Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk – Tracks in the Mud as an expansion for Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk to use it. Check that your edition of Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.