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Battle for Moscow

Battle for Moscow

1986·Frank Chadwick

2 players
90 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Battle for Moscow is an Operational level relatively simple World War II Russian Front free board-wargame. The game simulates the German push toward Moscow in late 1941. The objective of the German faction is to capture and hold Moscow using blitzkrieg, while the Soviet faction tries to prevent that via strategic retreats. The basic game lasts 7 turns by each side; the expansion What happens next rules doubles that. Many of the elements of wargames are presented here: zones of control, combat results table, movement and combat values, full strength versus half strength, terrain effects on movement and combat, turns divided into phases, and weather conditions for mud. The reimplementation Battle for Moscow: Operation Typhoon, 1941 by Victory Point Games is not the same game. A web-based version of that game, including computer opponent, exists at https://oberlabs.com/b4m/.

Battle for Moscow

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Learn to play

Battle for Moscow - VASSAL Tutorial4:58

Battle for Moscow - VASSAL Tutorial

Christian Holm Christensen

Christian Holm Christensen

Watch it played

Getting comfortable with Vassal - Playing Battle for Moscow solitaire6:26:41

Getting comfortable with Vassal - Playing Battle for Moscow solitaire

Nathan Wailes Gaming

Nathan Wailes Gaming

Which Battle for Moscow video should I watch?

Battle for Moscow has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to March 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Battle for Moscow - VASSAL Tutorial" by Christian Holm Christensen, which runs 5 min.

To see it played, watch "Getting comfortable with Vassal - Playing Battle for Moscow solitaire" by Nathan Wailes Gaming.

If you like it, try Belter: Mining the Asteroids, 2076, The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition, Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1 and White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North, also by Frank Chadwick.

All videos

Battle for Moscow - VASSAL TutorialHow to play4:58

Battle for Moscow - VASSAL Tutorial

Christian Holm Christensen

Christian Holm Christensen

The Battle for Moscow (Typhoon Challenge)15:19

The Battle for Moscow (Typhoon Challenge)

Lessons from the Front

Lessons from the Front

Getting comfortable with Vassal - Playing Battle for Moscow solitairePlaythrough6:26:41

Getting comfortable with Vassal - Playing Battle for Moscow solitaire

Nathan Wailes Gaming

Nathan Wailes Gaming

Creators who cover this

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Christian Holm Christensen
Christian Holm Christensen
1 video of this game
Lessons from the Front
Lessons from the Front
1 video of this game
Nathan Wailes Gaming
Nathan Wailes Gaming
1 video of this game

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About Battle for Moscow

From BoardGameGeek:

Battle for Moscow is an Operational level relatively simple World War II Russian Front free board-wargame. The game simulates the German push toward Moscow in late 1941. The objective of the German faction is to capture and hold Moscow using blitzkrieg, while the Soviet faction tries to prevent that via strategic retreats. The basic game lasts 7 turns by each side; the expansion What happens next rules doubles that. Many of the elements of wargames are presented here: zones of control, combat results table, movement and combat values, full strength versus half strength, terrain effects on movement and combat, turns divided into phases, and weather conditions for mud. The reimplementation Battle for Moscow: Operation Typhoon, 1941 by Victory Point Games is not the same game. A web-based version of that game, including computer opponent, exists at https://oberlabs.com/b4m/.

Designer

Frank Chadwick

Artists

Paul Richard "Rich" Banner, James B. Byrne, Rodger B. MacGowan

Categories

WargameWorld War II

Mechanics

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