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Battle For The Factories

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

3.71

Rating

7.09

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Battle for the Factories has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is moderate. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is relatively easy to learn, striking a balance between accessibility and depth. Overall, Battle for the Factories has a strong replayability score of 7.7.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Battle for the Factories is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have some ability to influence and mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a moderate role.

Overview

Battle for the Factories - Tactical Game of the Campaign for the Northern Half of Stalingrad, 1942 “German panzer and infantry divisions, weakened by weeks of street fighting, now redeploy to assault the northern half of Stalin’s city. Can you do better than the Germans and capture this strategic industrial center on the Volga River? Or as the commander of the Russian 62nd Army, can you correctly direct your elite Guards divisions into the battle to stop the Germans? Battle for the Factories’s companion game in this tactical series -- Fire on the Volga -- enables you to also play the first phase of this epic battle on the Eastern Front.” Components One standard bookcase-style box with a red cover and white bottom. The box is approximately 8.25” wide by 11.25” high One 37.5”x26” four-color unmounted map. This map is the north end of the city of Stalingrad and butts together with the Southern end of the city map found in the sister game Fire on the Volga. One 32-page rule book in black and white, 8.5”x11” in size. Seven counter sheets of 240 counters each, for a total of 1,680 0.5” counters.

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Credits

Designers

1
Dana Lombardy

Publishers

1
Nova Game Designs

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