White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad Of The North

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a rewarding and fresh experience each time it is played.

Luck profile

The final luck score for White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North is 5.67, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

White Death, Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North, is a simulation of the battle of Velikiye Luki in the winter of 1942-1943. The game begins with the massive Soviet offensive that led to the encirclement of the city of Velikiye Luki by the forces of the Red Army's Kalinin Front against the Wehrmacht's 3rd Panzer Army during the Winter Campaign of 1942–1943 with the objective of liberating the Russian city of Velikiye Luki as part of the northern pincer of the Rzhev-Sychevka Strategic Offensive Operation (Operation Mars). The game uses an impulse turn system. Frank Chadwick's impulse system was later adopted and used in such games as Korsun Pocket, Black Sea Black Death and others. It is a complex game and is designed for experienced gamers. Six scenarios Game Scale: Game Turn: 5 days Hex: 1 mile / 1.6 Km Units: Company to Regiment The game was first produced by GDW stock no 814. GDW Game Inventory: One 22 x 28" map Two dual-side printed countersheets (480 1/2" counters) One 20-page rules booklet Two single-side Organization Charts Two dual-side Order of Appearance/Terrain Effects charts One dual-side Turn Record & Terrain Chart One 6-sided dice Republished in Command Magazine Japan #96 in 2010. Command Japan Game Inventory: One A1 size map Two dual-side printed countersheets (560 1/2" counters*) One 24 rule booklet Two single-side Order of Appearance charts One single-side Combat tables chart -* 10 blank counters

Mechanism

2

Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

3

History: World War II (Eastern Front) Players: Two Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦

Type

1

Wargames

Media