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White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North

White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North

1979·Frank Chadwick

2 players
240 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

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

White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North

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GDW White Death end turn 2. so many things I dislike about this game. Done with it.0:55

GDW White Death end turn 2. so many things I dislike about this game. Done with it.

Charles Latora

Charles Latora

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Velikiye Luki ( Part 1)8:40

Velikiye Luki ( Part 1)

Hex 2 Hex

Hex 2 Hex

Which White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North video should I watch?

White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North has 4 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 3 playthroughs. They date from 2023 to June 2024.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "GDW White Death end turn 2. so many things I dislike about this game. Done with it." by Charles Latora. To see it played, watch "Velikiye Luki ( Part 1)" by Hex 2 Hex, one of 3 playthroughs.

If you like it, try The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition, Belter: Mining the Asteroids, 2076, Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1 and WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942, also by Frank Chadwick.

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Velikiye Luki ( Part 1)Playthrough8:40

Velikiye Luki ( Part 1)

Hex 2 Hex

Hex 2 Hex

GDW White Death end turn 2. so many things I dislike about this game. Done with it.Review0:55

GDW White Death end turn 2. so many things I dislike about this game. Done with it.

Charles Latora

Charles Latora

Game Designers Workshop. White Death. start Soviet turn one. all movement pts used. next: 5 combatsPlaythrough2:26

Game Designers Workshop. White Death. start Soviet turn one. all movement pts used. next: 5 combats

Charles Latora

Charles Latora

GDW. White Death. Velikiye Luki. The Stalingrad of the North Nov.'42.Hoping to figure this out.Playthrough3:03

GDW. White Death. Velikiye Luki. The Stalingrad of the North Nov.'42.Hoping to figure this out.

Charles Latora

Charles Latora

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About White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North

From BoardGameGeek:

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

Designer

Frank Chadwick

Artist

Rodger B. MacGowan

Publisher

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Categories

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