White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North is a game of the battle of Velikiye Luki in the winter of 1942-1943. The game begins with the massive Soviet offensive that led to the encirclement of the city of Velikiye Luki by the forces of the Red Army s Kalinin Front against the Wehrmacht s 3rd Panzer Army during the Winter Campaign of 1942–1943 with the objective of liberating the Russian city of Velikiye Luki as part of the northern pincer of the Rzhev-Sychevka Strategic Offensive Operation (Operation Mars). White Death: Velikiye Luki, The Stalingrad of the North is a 2-player Frank Chadwick game covering the battle of Velikiye Luki in the winter of 1942-1943. Originally published by Game Designers Workshop (GDW) in 1979, this new edition preserves the innovative original design, while significantly improving the play experience by incorporating errata, clarifying ambiguities, updating graphics, and adding new informational markers and map features to help players. Product Information: Complexity: Medium Playing time: 4+ Hours Solitaire Suitability: Medium Players: 2 Map Scale: 1 Mile Per Hex Time Scale: 5 Days Per Turn Unit Scale: Company/Regiment Game Designer: Frank Chadwick Game Artist: Phoebe Hinkle New Edition Developer: Mathew Hinkle Project Director: Julian Thomas Game Components: 2 Countersheets 1 22 x34 Map 1 Expanded Velikiye Luki Map 4 Order of Battle Displays 4 Order of Arrival Displays 1 Order of Arrival Card 2 Player Aid Cards 1 Game Rules Booklet 2 6-sided Dice I Game Box -description from publisher's website

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