
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,218
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Proud Monster: The Barbarossa Campaign
- 2 players
- 660 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 1994

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Soviet Maximum Effort and the Estonians is an expansion for Poland '39: The Nightmare Begins released in 1992. It was designed by Ty Bomba and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
This variant adds ten Soviet and one Estonian counters for the Non Historical Scenarios. Also contains errata for the Historical Scenario German reinforcements.
Soviet Maximum Effort and the Estonians belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War II. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. 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 Soviet Maximum Effort and the Estonians are: Ty Bomba. 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 Soviet Maximum Effort and the Estonians as an expansion for Poland '39: The Nightmare Begins. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Poland '39: The Nightmare Begins to use it. Check that your edition of Poland '39: The Nightmare Begins is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.