Overview
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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
The Doomsday Project is a sub-series using the Operational Scale System (or OSS) and the game on the Battle for Germany in 1985 will be the first game of the Doomsday Project and the third game in the OSS family.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Zone of Control
Restrict or influence movement through areas controlled by nearby pieces.
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The Doomsday Project is a sub-series using the Operational Scale System (or OSS) and the game on the Battle for Germany in 1985 will be the first game of the Doomsday Project and the third game in the OSS family. It will cover that great battle that never happened between the Warsaw Pact and NATO in the main ground battle of that war that never was. Other games in the sub-series will include games on the battle for Norway, the Balkans, the Middle-East and the Far-East...as well as non-system games cover the global naval war and strategic nuclear war. All of which will mate together as a titanic game on World War Three. The first game in the series will be on Germany and will feature three maps and 5 countersheets. Game Scale: Game Turn: 1 day Hex: 7.46 miles / 12 kilometers Units: Brigade & Divisions Game Inventory: Three 22 x 34" full color mapsheets One 8.5 x 11" full color map Five dual-side printed countersheet (1,170 400 9/16" counters) One 48-page Battle for Germany rules booklet One 40-page Battle for Germany scenario & examples of play booklet Six single-side printed Play Aid Cards Two 10-sided dice Two 6-sided dice Solitaire Playability: High Complexity Level: Medium-High Players: 1 or more Playing Time: 2-50 hours (depending on scenario)