2020Emanuele Santandrea
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 1
Mostly how-to-play
2 - 5 players100 - 1000 minHeavy weight
Blitz in the East
2024Emanuele Santandrea, Antonio Santandrea
- Videos
- 21
- Creators
- 6
Mostly playthroughs and reviews. Blitz in the East is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 9 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
1 - 2 players
120 - 300 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
The Russian Campaign, 1941-45 After spectacular success in the West, Germany and its Axis partners turned East in June 1941 and launched the greatest land invasion in history against the Soviet Union. The goal of Operation Barbarossa was to decisively defeat the Soviet Union in a short lightning campaign before the onset of winter. During the early stages of the campaign, the Wehrmacht caught the Red Army completely unprepared and had advanced its armored spearheads across the Dnepr in only a few short weeks. By mid-October, the Axis invasion appeared unstoppable and on the verge of ultimate success. Unfortunately for the Axis, the time for a decisive victory had run out with the arrival of Russia's notorious muddy season and the worst winter in a century. Despite suffering catastrophic losses over four months, the Soviet military was finally able to regroup and halt the invaders at the gates of Moscow. The Axis would never come so close to victory again and the initiative would slowly fall from its grasp. As the Axis, can you do better and seize Moscow before the snow falls?
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Blitz in the East has 21 videos from 6 creators: 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 9 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "BLITZ IN THE EAST - Sequence of Play" by Stuka Joe, which runs 1 h 4 min. For a quicker teach, "Blitz in the East: Play Examples" by Seek Out and Play runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Blitz in the East Review" by TheGimpyGamer. To see it played, watch "Axis turn 1 of 4" by fatgreta gaming, one of 9 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Black Swan, The Lions of El Alamein, Blocks in Afrika and 1914: Germany at War, also by Emanuele Santandrea.
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About Blitz in the East
From BoardGameGeek:
The Russian Campaign, 1941-45 After spectacular success in the West, Germany and its Axis partners turned East in June 1941 and launched the greatest land invasion in history against the Soviet Union. The goal of Operation Barbarossa was to decisively defeat the Soviet Union in a short lightning campaign before the onset of winter. During the early stages of the campaign, the Wehrmacht caught the Red Army completely unprepared and had advanced its armored spearheads across the Dnepr in only a few short weeks. By mid-October, the Axis invasion appeared unstoppable and on the verge of ultimate success. Unfortunately for the Axis, the time for a decisive victory had run out with the arrival of Russia's notorious muddy season and the worst winter in a century. Despite suffering catastrophic losses over four months, the Soviet military was finally able to regroup and halt the invaders at the gates of Moscow. The Axis would never come so close to victory again and the initiative would slowly fall from its grasp. As the Axis, can you do better and seize Moscow before the snow falls?
Designers
Emanuele Santandrea, Antonio Santandrea
Artist
Emanuele Santandrea
Publisher
VentoNuovo Games
Categories
WargameWorld War II
Mechanics