PREORDER***White Death - Velikiye Luki, the Stalingrad of the North, 1942-43

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From Compass Games

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 was originally published by Game Designers’ Workshop (GDW) in 1979. Compass Games’ reprint preserves the original design, while incorporating official errata and clarifying ambiguities. The graphics have been updated and improved to provide a better experience. There are also many new informational markers and map features to help players.

The game uses an innovative system with unique mechanics representing battalion-level, combined-arms combat. Supply is critical, but presented simply. Frank Chadwick’s movement, combat, and impulse systems stand out from other wargames, even today. White Death includes five scenarios, plus the full campaign.

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

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