Undaunted: Stalingrad

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For those who’ve not played the Undaunted series, here’s a brief overview of what you do on your turn: you play cards to send soldiers to their doom, repeatedly. That’s true, but everything is based on card play. During a turn, players draw four cards and determine one to use for initiative. Each card has an initiative value and whichever faction chooses the highest number goes first. The remaining three cards determine which units can perform a single-card action, flip from suppressed to ready, or hunker down (return to supply). The player with initiative plays all cards first, then the other player plays their cards. After this, the cycle continues with card draw and sacrificing one card to bid for initiative. The Soviet supply is looking rather healthy. This won’t last. Per un progetto che abbiamo in Redazione quest'anno, si parlava della diffusione di Undaunted, del suo successo e del perché oggi sia la scelta migliore per chi vuole essere introdotto al wargame. Tutte cose che, in teoria, ha fatto anche Commands & Colors anni prima. Non che questo non abbia avuto diffusione e non ne abbia ancora, ma ci siamo chiesti perché Undaunted pare averlo soppiantato nella “lista dei consigli”, anche tra wargamer esperti. You’re one of the few people who I don’t think would be dissuaded by the LONG but now coherent rulebook so I think I can recommend. I forfeited one scenario five minutes in. It was a decisive moment and the affective connection between myself and the game was absolute. This also highlights that scenario design is not always sterling. I’m impressed with the variety and care that is ever present throughout the campaign, but we did run into an occasional dud. It’s difficult to ascertain whether poor play led to such a lopsided outcome, but the structure of fresh scenarios with each session doesn’t allow for the sort of analysis that would come to a definite conclusion. Again, while the game wasn’t perfect in this regard, the overall design was strong enough that the blemishes were slight and easily forgiven. There are so many intelligent decisions and clever turns around every corner that Stalingrad makes it quite easy to embrace it charitably and overlook the small stuff.

Unlike other Legacy games, Undaunted: Stalingrad can be completely reset to the start allowing you to replay the campaign exploring its’ other branches. These soldiers are grouped by class into a combat unit that takes actions on the tiles of the playing area. Thus the 5 Riflemen are represented by the Rifleman combat counter. There are 3 soldiers in the Machine Gunners unit and the Scouts. When support units arrive such as Snipers and Engineers they will also have 3 members. These units are grouped into two identical squads: A and B. These are the same for both the Germans and the Soviets. (This seems to be more for play balance than historical accuracy). Mi ha intrigato anche se non ho provato ancora nessun undaunted. Unica domanda, ma il sistema di campagna con ricompense e penalizzazioni non porta ad avvantaggiare un giocatore rispetto all'altro e quindi a sbilanciare le missioni successive a scapito dell'altro? Dove certamente Undaunted è carente, è la simulazione fine dello scontro e la differenziazione tra le forze in campo. Stalingrad, 1942. Before you awaits a grueling conflict in this keystone battleground. As the bullets and bombs tear the city asunder, only through wits and valor can you seize the cornerstone of the entire Eastern Front and change the course of history.

This continues as you fortify positions and ruin others. Every time we shattered a structure, we flipped the tile over and read the provided snippet of text that described the location and its importance. Losing Pavlov’s House was like losing a good friend.

Final Score: 4.5 stars – Achtung! Gather courage and enter the arena of brutal combat and top-notch gameplay. il sistema è "adattivo", nel senso che si può sempre rispondere alle mosse avversarie modificando la propria condotta;Between late August 1942 and February 1943, as the Wehrmacht focused its formidable artillery and air force on the Volga-hugging industrial hub named after the Soviet leader, more than 2 million people perished (both civilians and combatants) in a critical struggle characterised by brutal close-quarters clashes and urban devastation. It was the turning point of the entire war.

A heavy burden rests on your shoulders. Every casualty suffered in battle will weaken your forces for the entire campaign. Every bomb blast and mortar shell leaves the very ground for which you are fighting in further ruin. Every inch lost to the enemy brings you closer to the jaws of defeat. Over the course of up to fifteen branching scenarios, you will decide the fate of Stalingrad and, perhaps, the war itself. Even though the consequences of your actions will persist, the game itself can be fully reset and replayed, allowing you to explore every potential outcome. infine la maggiore estensione di Commands & Colors riproduce scenari su più larga scala, a volte soggetti a squilibri di forze per motivi storici, mentre la lente più ristretta e focalizzata di Undaunted consente di bilanciare meglio gli scontri, che sono solo uno scenario all'interno di un quadro più vasto. Each commander notes the victor in their own Scenario book. They may also have to log on the small map picture that one side has control of a key area. Then note the next scenario and their briefing paragraph to set the scene. The numbers are the same for both but the text is specific to them.With significant choice, heart-wrenching losses, glorious victory, and plenty of surprises, I can only ask one thing: When and where do I enlist??? Gameplay Overview: Turns continue until one side has met its victory conditions and then we move on through the Campaign steps. Counting The Cost

Bella recensione, non ho capito però se è un gioco rigiocabile una volta finita la campagna, oppure no. Magari da diverse persone, non necessariamente gli stessi. una base di gioco solida, su cui è possibile innestare progressivamente nuove e svariate regole senza appesantire il tutto;

Similarly the 129 map tiles not only represent a massive 72 tile depiction of the streets centred on Pavlov’s house on the edge of 9 January Square but also how those same streets are changed by being fortified or by being reduced to rubble. Stalingrad, 1942 was a pivotal battle in WWII. For over five months the German forces tried to oust the Soviet Red Army in bitter fighting before finally capitulating after being cut off and surrounded. The consequences of the previous combat are then resolved. Depending on casualties taken up to 3 randomly-selected soldier cards will be removed. These are permamently removed from the campaign but do NOT rip them up! This is not a classic Legacy game but one that can be reset for further play. The cards have individual (fictitious) soldier names and these combatants are now gone. They are replaced, however, by Reserves. These new blood have their own identities but will have lesser abilities.