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1994 Ranked #12,122

Budapest '45

Operational war game has opposing commanders fight around Budapest in January 1945 for political control or destruction points. Fourteen turns force both sides to pursue decisive gains before time runs out.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid History: World War II (Eastern Front)

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2.38/5

Rating

6.46

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

This is a simulation of the fighting in and around the capital of Hungary in January 1945. The game is played for 14 turns and ends either with a political victory (control of Budapest) or a victory on points (given for destruction of opposing units).

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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This is a simulation of the fighting in and around the capital of Hungary in January 1945. The game is played for 14 turns and ends either with a political victory (control of Budapest) or a victory on points (given for destruction of opposing units). It includes 16 pages of rules, a 22" x 34" mapsheet, two player aid cards, and 165 counters.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

5
Cities: Budapest (Hungary) Country: Hungary History: World War II (Eastern Front) Magazine: Command Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1
Play time
120 min
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
John Desch

Publishers

2
Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (?????) XTR Corp

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