https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/collections/all.atom vaibhavhospital 2024-09-28T20:02:20-04:00 vaibhavhospital https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/7430902480947 2024-09-28T20:02:20-04:00 2024-09-28T20:02:20-04:00 The Chase of the Bismarck: Operation Rheinübung 1941 (Box Damage) Board Games VUCA Simulations

Vendor: VUCA Simulations
Type: Board Games
Price: 174.95

Designer Patrick Gebhardt
Jack Greene
Publisher VUCA Simulations
Players 2
Playtime 120-360 mins
Suggested Age 12 and up

Chase of the Bismarck is played in turns, each representing nearly five hours of real time. In each turn, both players secretly move any or all ships and air units under their command on their own search board.

Each player may then call out zones in which he has enough search factors to locate his opponent's ships. This is the “operational part of the game”.

If opposing ships are discovered to be in the same zone, they may proceed to combat on the Battle Board. This is the “tactical part of the game”.

Battle is resolved with a fairly simplified system, with both players moving on a map indicating the distance to their opponent's ships.

The game ends if the Bismarck is sunk, arrives at a friendly port or the last turn of the game (evening of May 29th) has been played.

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Vendor: VUCA Simulations
Type: Board Games
Price: 109.95

Designer Patrick Gebhardt
Pepito Shazzeguti
Publisher VUCA Simulations
Players 2
Playtime 300-480 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up

Donnerschlag is a two player game which is playable in one sitting. It is more of a game than a simulation and intended to bring a high player interactivity and replayability to the player's table.

The Situation

From December 12 to December 23 in 1942, "Unternehmen Wintergewitter" was in progress. This was the code name for a relief attack by Heeresgruppe Don to free the trapped 6th Army in Stalingrad.

The Axis formations entered with 50,000 men and 250 tanks, while the strength of the Soviet formations was reported to be about three times that. For the enterprise to have any chance of success, the troops in the encirclement had to break out and meet the advancing Axis troops. The breakout had to be precisely coordinated with the advance of the relief troops and was to commence on the cue “Donnerschlag”. The breakout was never ordered and the troops in Stalingrad were never able to be relieved. This sealed their fate.

Players will be recreating this episode, with the Axis side attempting to secretly establish and reach a meeting point, thus effectively freeing the 6th Army, while the Soviet will try to impede such outcome.

The Scale

A hex represents 4 kms (2.5 miles) of terrain from side to side.
Each turn represents a period of 1-2 days.
Combat units are mostly Brigades & Regiments for the Soviets and Romanians, Battalions & Abteilungen for the Germans.

—description from the designer

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Vendor: VUCA Simulations
Type: Board Games
Price: 179.95

Designer Patrick Gebhardt
Jack Greene
Publisher VUCA Simulations
Players 2
Playtime 120-360 mins
Suggested Age 12 and up

Chase of the Bismarck is played in turns, each representing nearly five hours of real time. In each turn, both players secretly move any or all ships and air units under their command on their own search board.

Each player may then call out zones in which he has enough search factors to locate his opponent's ships. This is the “operational part of the game”.

If opposing ships are discovered to be in the same zone, they may proceed to combat on the Battle Board. This is the “tactical part of the game”.

Battle is resolved with a fairly simplified system, with both players moving on a map indicating the distance to their opponent's ships.

The game ends if the Bismarck is sunk, arrives at a friendly port or the last turn of the game (evening of May 29th) has been played.

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