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Expansion for Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game
Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book
2009
Rules assistance for Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 120 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.5/5
Rules assistant for Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book
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Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book is an expansion for Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game released in 2009 for 2 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Michael Bennighof, Mike Perryman, and Doug McNair and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
Panzer Grenadier: Workers & Peasants Taken by surprise on the morning of 22 June 1941, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants reeled under Nazi attacks. By the end of the Great Patriotic War, 5.1 million Soviet soldiers would have been killed in action, and another 1.1 million died of wounds suffered in combat. Yet it was the Soviet soldier who raised the hammer and sickle over the ruins of the enemy capital. The Red Army remained in the field despite massive losses, refusing to admit defeat until Berlin lay at their feet and Adolf Hitler's murderous Thousand Year Reich had been destroyed. Workers & Peasants is a 64-page book supplement for the Panzer Grenadier series based on the battles of 1941 and 1942, when the Soviet Union appeared on the verge of defeat. There are 20 scenarios, or separate game situations, most of them much larger than those found in our Eastern Front or Road to Berlin boxed games. There are also the background articles you've come to expect from an Avalanche Press book, this time focused on the Red Army's troops, weapons and organization. It's the perfect companion piece to our most popular Panzer Grenadier game, the huge Eastern Front Deluxe Edition. This is not a stand-alone game; ownership of any Eastern Front Deluxe Edition is required to play some of the scenarios and Road to Berlin, Sinister Forces, Elsenborn Ridge and Battle of the Bulge to play all of them. (text from Manufacturer's homepage)
Mechanics
Publishers
- Avalanche Press Ltd.
Questions and answers
Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book 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 Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book is 120 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.
The catalogue lists Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book 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.
Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. 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 Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book are: Michael Bennighof, Mike Perryman, and Doug McNair. 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 Workers & Peasants: The Red Army's Rifle Divisions, 1939-1945 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book as an expansion for Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game to use it. Check that your edition of Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.