2023Jack Radey
Mainly playthroughs. Korsun Pocket 2: Little Stalingrad on the Dnepr is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 8 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
This is Jack Radey's update of his original monster game of 1978. Two Soviet Fronts surround a German Army in the Ukraine and a ferocious battle takes place as the Germans try to break the encirclement and the Soviets seek to crush both the rescuers and the beleaguered troops in the Korsun Pocket. Contents: • 12 counter sheets of 200 die-cut backprinted counters each • four 25 x 38 inch game maps • six German Order of Battle Charts - III Panzer Corps, VII Corps, VIII Flieger Corps, XI Corps, XLII Corps, XLVII Panzer Corps • ten Soviet Order of Battle Charts - 1st Ukrainian Front, 2nd Ukrainian Front, 5th Guards Tank Army, 2nd Tank Army, 6th Tank Army, 4th Guards Army, 27th Army, 40th Army, 52nd Army, 53rd Army • one 24-page Rules Booklet • one Scenarios Booklet • one Commentary, History, and Designer's Notes Booklet • two double-sided 22 x 34 situation maps (25 January, 1 February, 10 February, one blank for planning purposes) • two 11 x 17 player turn record track cards • two player chart and aids cards • one six sided die • box (from the Pacific Rim Publishing web site)
Korsun Pocket 2: Little Stalingrad on the Dnepr has 14 videos from 4 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide, 8 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to March 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Korsun Pocket 2 - Example of Play by Stuka Joe" by Stuka Joe, which runs 39 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Stuka Joe Live! Channel Update" by Stuka Joe. To see it played, watch "Game plan! Korsun Pocket 2" by Big Board Gaming, one of 8 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1 and Kirovograd, also by Jack Radey, or Panzergruppe Guderian and The Russian Campaign, which share several of its mechanics.
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2 - 4 players120 minMedium weight
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From BoardGameGeek:
This is Jack Radey's update of his original monster game of 1978. Two Soviet Fronts surround a German Army in the Ukraine and a ferocious battle takes place as the Germans try to break the encirclement and the Soviets seek to crush both the rescuers and the beleaguered troops in the Korsun Pocket. Contents: • 12 counter sheets of 200 die-cut backprinted counters each • four 25 x 38 inch game maps • six German Order of Battle Charts - III Panzer Corps, VII Corps, VIII Flieger Corps, XI Corps, XLII Corps, XLVII Panzer Corps • ten Soviet Order of Battle Charts - 1st Ukrainian Front, 2nd Ukrainian Front, 5th Guards Tank Army, 2nd Tank Army, 6th Tank Army, 4th Guards Army, 27th Army, 40th Army, 52nd Army, 53rd Army • one 24-page Rules Booklet • one Scenarios Booklet • one Commentary, History, and Designer's Notes Booklet • two double-sided 22 x 34 situation maps (25 January, 1 February, 10 February, one blank for planning purposes) • two 11 x 17 player turn record track cards • two player chart and aids cards • one six sided die • box (from the Pacific Rim Publishing web site)
Designer
Jack Radey
Artists
Joy Cohn, Jack Radey
Publisher
Pacific Rim Publishing
Categories
Mechanics
