Red Christmas II: ATS

Red Christmas II: ATS 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.

Red Christmas II: ATS has a complexity rating of 3.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy 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.

Red Christmas II: ATS belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, 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 Red Christmas II: ATS are: Andrea Garello. 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 Red Christmas II: ATS as an expansion for ATS Stalingrad: Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works 1942. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need ATS Stalingrad: Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works 1942 to use it. Check that your edition of ATS Stalingrad: Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works 1942 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.