2021Devin Heinle
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1 - 2 players60 - 90 min

2023Devin Heinle
Mostly playthroughs and unboxings. Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of the Bitter Harvest is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 13 recorded sessions, 9 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
On June 28th, 1942 the German High Command launched its summer offensive (Case Blue) against the southern lines of the Soviet Union. 2 Army Groups of 10 Armies-nearly 35 Divisions and 2 full Air Corps, were unleashed against the Soviet lines. It involved a two-pronged attack. One along the Axis right flank driving to the Caucasus and the vital oil fields of Baku, and the other against the left flank in the direction of Stalingrad and the Volga River. The battle would rage for 2 months over several hundred square kilometers that would take the German Army to the gates of Stalingrad itself. Heroes Road to Stalingrad is a new East Front module for the Lock 'n Load Tactical series. It features a fluid, impulse-based turns, squad-level, and individual heroics, plus lots of armor and special rules to bring the fight for the southern steppes of Russia to life. German Landser, Mechanized, and Armored formations clash with Soviet Line, Guards, and NKVD Divisions. New units never before seen in the Lock 'n Load Tactical series are introduced. The German Pz IV F and G along with the Marder II and StuG IIIF join the battlefield as well as the Soviet Tachanka MG wagon, NKVD troops, and the IL2 Sturmovik. We also introduce a new leader type-the Incompetent Leader. The scenarios range from the city of Voronezh and through Rostov, as far south as the Caucasus Mountains. Into the footsteps of the Silk Road at Khulkhuta, up and into the outskirts of Stalingrad itself. The steppes of southern Russia await you!
Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of the Bitter Harvest has 27 videos from 12 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 13 playthroughs, 9 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to January 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "LOCK 'N LOAD TACTICAL - EPISODE 1 Supplemental - The real stuff!" by Aaron Plays, which runs 46 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Coffee with Kilroy - Companion Book for Heroes of the Bitter Harvest (Lock n’ Load)" by KilroyWasHere. To see it played, watch "Tooth and Claw of the Bears Part 1" by Big Board Gaming, one of 13 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Lock 'n Load Tactical: Valor of the 13th, Lock 'n Load Tactical: Bitter Harvest – Enemy At The Gates and Spanish Fury: Hell on the Eastern Front, also by Devin Heinle, or Axis Empires: Ultimate Edition, which shares several of its mechanics.
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1 - 2 players60 - 90 min
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2 players180 minHeavy weight
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2 - 4 players900 - 3600 minVery heavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
On June 28th, 1942 the German High Command launched its summer offensive (Case Blue) against the southern lines of the Soviet Union. 2 Army Groups of 10 Armies-nearly 35 Divisions and 2 full Air Corps, were unleashed against the Soviet lines. It involved a two-pronged attack. One along the Axis right flank driving to the Caucasus and the vital oil fields of Baku, and the other against the left flank in the direction of Stalingrad and the Volga River. The battle would rage for 2 months over several hundred square kilometers that would take the German Army to the gates of Stalingrad itself. Heroes Road to Stalingrad is a new East Front module for the Lock 'n Load Tactical series. It features a fluid, impulse-based turns, squad-level, and individual heroics, plus lots of armor and special rules to bring the fight for the southern steppes of Russia to life. German Landser, Mechanized, and Armored formations clash with Soviet Line, Guards, and NKVD Divisions. New units never before seen in the Lock 'n Load Tactical series are introduced. The German Pz IV F and G along with the Marder II and StuG IIIF join the battlefield as well as the Soviet Tachanka MG wagon, NKVD troops, and the IL2 Sturmovik. We also introduce a new leader type-the Incompetent Leader. The scenarios range from the city of Voronezh and through Rostov, as far south as the Caucasus Mountains. Into the footsteps of the Silk Road at Khulkhuta, up and into the outskirts of Stalingrad itself. The steppes of southern Russia await you!
Designer
Devin Heinle
Artists
Iván Cáceres, Marc von Martial
Publisher
Lock 'n Load Publishing, LLC.
Categories
Mechanics