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Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle
2010
Rules assistance for Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle is a board game released in 2010 for 2 players and 180 minutes per game. It was designed by François-Xavier Euzet and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Simulation.
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About the game
Race for Berlin is a game on the last drive to Berlin where you take control of Marshal Zhukov's 1st Byelorussian front, or Marshal Koniev's 1st Ukrainian front. At the same time you also take control of the German forces in front of your opponent (Army Group Vistula for Koniev or Army Group Center for Zhukov), to delay your opponent's forces while your Soviet units Race for Berlin. The one who succeeds best will be rewarded by Stalin, who will give him command of the last assault on Berlin's Reichstag. Race for Berlin is a 2-player game played on a 17x22 area map with 140 die-cut counters and having 8 pages of rules. The scale is operational and each turn depicts one to two days of battle. Release date: June 2010 in Battles Magazine #4
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Questions and answers
Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle 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 listed playing time for Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle is 180 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War II. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Simulation. 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 Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle are: François-Xavier Euzet. 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 Race for Berlin: The Final Struggle as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.