Cover art for Demyansk Pocket

Demyansk Pocket

1991 · BGG
Avg rating
6.05
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
2.00 (Medium Light)
Players
2
Playtime
--
Ratings count
33

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Description

Demyansk Pocket, is an Operational level board wargame depicting the Soviet offensives in late 1941/early 1942 attempting to pinch off and destroy the German units occupying the Demyansk Pocket south of Leningrad. 126,000 Germans spent 47 days surrounded by the Russian Army and General Winter. The Germans began their attack to relieve the pocket four hours before the Soviets planned to start their attack to crush it. Both sides must attack in some places and defend in others at the same time. Game Scale: Game Turn: 5 days Hex: 2.4 miles / 4.0 kilometers Units: Battalion to Division Solitaire Playability: Medium Complexity Level: Medium Players: 2 or more Playing Time: 1-2 Hours

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Pacific Rim Publishing

Designers

James Meldrum