
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,843
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #2
- 2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 2005

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Wargamer's Guide to Stalingrad is an expansion for Stalingrad released in 1972 for 2 players. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Simulation.
Wargamer's Guide to Stalingrad is a 65-page supplemental booklet for the Avalon Hill board-wargame, Stalingrad. Contains variant rules plus strategy and analysis articles. Recently re-issued in PDF form with an afterword by James Lowry. User Summary
Wargamer's Guide to Stalingrad 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.
Wargamer's Guide to Stalingrad has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Wargamer's Guide to Stalingrad belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are 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 catalogue lists Wargamer's Guide to Stalingrad as an expansion for Stalingrad. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Stalingrad to use it. Check that your edition of Stalingrad is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.