Stalingrad 1963

Original edition come doublesize box large box nearly twice area traditional ah box later game come traditionalsize box second edition clarify rule issue standard size box thinnerthe rule fairly straightforward strategy extremely deep stalingrad far thoroughly deeply analyze board war game furthermore game preserve interest player wide range level stalingrad good game use introduce player hexbased war gamesstalingrad use movecombat sequence alternate player limited advance hex retreat hex combat unit onehex thick zone control movement directly hex zone control unit adjoining hex zone control unit allow functional terrain include swamp hex turn movement mountain hex turn movement defender double major city defender double river defender river double attack river railroad hex movement bonus take lake impassible weather good summer snow winter govern table spring fall mud half ground movement snow half ground rail movement freeze convert clear terrain swamp river lake ocean combat mandatory unit adjacent end turn attacker choose unit attack unit long adjacent unit battle classical avalon hill d table result d elim elim etc use german limit replacement russian replacement rate escalate game go objective capture opposition key city russians leningrad moscow stalingrad destroy side army russian implicit rule win take helsinki warsaw buchar hold complete turn hear normal playersseveral extremely bad german strategic plan wide useavalon hill complexity rating.