Pbem game of excellent No Retreat! Russian Front still ongoing with Mike and we are now well into 1942 (Turn 9 Sept/Oct) with my Germans I fear pretty much at their high water mark as Russians building strength and quality after a torrid set of winter turns for my lot.
Such a great playable game this
Turn 9 Soviet Combat phase with my having just placed three counter blows (a lot of strong red units now in Soviet arsenal !)
I could never get into No Retreat, but you are making me think about a second look. I have ben playing a few Barbarossa games lately and I’m not convinced by the rate of German advance on some of them OR the degree of retreat that the subsequent winter offensive causes.
ReplyDeleteIts a great game, pretty abstract (and counter blow system pretty unique) but hugely playable with low counter density and good flow/feel to campaign (there are shorter scenarios). Germans can auto-win in first half but the Ivans do get stronger if not severely crippled. Next turn will be German High Tide so strategic initiative swings to Ivans. Cards cover a lot of the chrome effects from other games and keep things changing from play to play.
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