2011Jim Krohn
- Videos
- 83
- Creators
- 37
1 - 4 players60 - 240 minHeavy weight

2024Beresford Dickens, Jim Krohn
Mainly playthroughs. Band of Brothers: Stalin's Favorite is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 how-to-play guides, 9 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
The Band of Brothers series is headed back to the East Front for the second half of the war. Refight the battles of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, "Stalin's Favorite", the unit was created in January 1943. In the campaign season of 1943 the unit fought in the battles at Sevsk and Kursk. In 1944, the 2nd was key to stopping the German III Panzerkorps as they fought to save German units trapped in the Cherkassy pocket. Later in 1944 they raided deep into Uman and lead the way crossing the Romanian border. Going into 1945 the unit was considered elite and its tanks were some of the first to go into Berlin. It is the only Soviet Tank Army of the war that still exists today, now named 2nd Guards Army. Stalin's Favorite includes 16 new scenarios from 1943-1945. -description from the publisher
Band of Brothers: Stalin's Favorite has 14 videos from 6 creators: 1 how-to-play guide, 9 playthroughs and 4 unboxings. They date from 2024 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "BAND of BROTHERS - STALIN'S FAVORITE - SCENARIO 70 - Turn 5" by Aaron Plays, which runs 34 min.
To see it played, watch "Band of Brothers: Stalin's Favorite - Gameplay" by Hexed And Countered, one of 9 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Space Empires 4X, Band of Brothers: Ghost Panzer, Space Empires: All Good Things and Band of Brothers: Old Breed South Pacific, also by Jim Krohn.
2011Jim Krohn
1 - 4 players60 - 240 minHeavy weight
2013Jim Krohn
2 players90 minMedium weight
2025Jim Krohn
1 - 6 players180 minHeavy weight
2023Dean Halley, Jim Krohn
2 players90 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The Band of Brothers series is headed back to the East Front for the second half of the war. Refight the battles of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, "Stalin's Favorite", the unit was created in January 1943. In the campaign season of 1943 the unit fought in the battles at Sevsk and Kursk. In 1944, the 2nd was key to stopping the German III Panzerkorps as they fought to save German units trapped in the Cherkassy pocket. Later in 1944 they raided deep into Uman and lead the way crossing the Romanian border. Going into 1945 the unit was considered elite and its tanks were some of the first to go into Berlin. It is the only Soviet Tank Army of the war that still exists today, now named 2nd Guards Army. Stalin's Favorite includes 16 new scenarios from 1943-1945. -description from the publisher
Designers
Beresford Dickens, Jim Krohn
Publisher
Worthington Publishing, LLC
Categories
Mechanics