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1992 Ranked #8,695

A Winter War

A detailed historical wargame has Soviet and Finnish commanders fight the 1939–40 invasion across operational maps. Extensive orders of battle and unit charts support a campaign centered on the harsh winter conflict.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.5/5

Rating

7.27

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 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

(from the introduction:) A Winter War is a detailed simulation of the Soviet invasion of Finland during the winter of 1939-40.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description

(from the introduction:) A Winter War is a detailed simulation of the Soviet invasion of Finland during the winter of 1939-40. [...] Game components: Rules booklet (28 pages) Orders of battle booklet (16 pages) Europa Map 35 [34"x22"] Counter sheets 58 & 59 (2 sheets) - Accessory counter sheet #2 (1/2 sheet) [Total: 656 counters] Charts & Tables: Two Combat results / Terrain effects charts Two Unit identification charts Two Game Play charts / Master sequence of play Two Game charts (one Finnish, one Soviet) One Victory chart / Coast defence chart One Europa master terain key Two dice

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

5
Country: Estonia Country: Finland Digital Implementations: VASSAL Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Europa

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
360 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Gary Stagliano

Artists

2
Winston Hamilton Barbie Pratt

Publishers

1
Games Research/Design (GR/D)

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