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2008 Ranked #15,483

Lightning: Poland

A historical wargame has one side drive a rapid invasion to force surrender while the other delays it long enough for intervention. Capturing key locations races against defensive delaying actions, making time the central battlefield.

Wargames Card Game Wargame Hand Management Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

1.75/5

Rating

6.12

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

From the publisher: This game depicts the German blitzkrieg campaign against Poland in September, 1939.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
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From the publisher: This game depicts the German blitzkrieg campaign against Poland in September, 1939. Historically, it was a stunning victory but the blitzkrieg strategy was untested and the potential was present for Poland to hold on long enough for other countries to intervene against Germany. In the game, the German side needs to force the Polish surrender quickly. This occurs by capturing the Polish capital, Warsaw, and other Polish rallying points. The Polish side needs to delay the German advance long enough to garner international intervention. This occurs when the Polish win three delaying actions. Lightning Game Series

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Card Game Wargame World War II

Mechanism

1
Hand Management

Family

3
Country: Poland Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Lightning (Dan Verssen)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
9+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dan Verssen

Publishers

2
Dan Verssen Games (DVG) Decision Games (I)

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