Hitlers Reich a couple of games

Played the very fun Hitlers Reich at my Dads and with my son over last couple of evenings.

Played 3 versus my Dad (winning 2) and twice versus Steven (1 each).

Great gameplay in this WW2 lite but fun game.

Lost first game to Dad by falling to zero Production (damned Wolfpacks) but did same to him in next game then finally in thried game I took Berlin which he failed to recapture giving me game.

Against son we both tried several options including his invasion and capture of London which combined with Barbarossa seeing fall of Moscow gave him game as I failed to take either back.
However I was able in next game to push through Austria and from East after a poor Barbarossa and then by Strategic Bombing I whittled him down to zero Production to take revenge.

Really great fast playing game once one gets over the rules hurdle, not complicated just poorly laid out and explained.


Only couple of pics




Early on game vs Dad with a mistake made in that whilst Soviet-German Non-Agression Pact is in effect Allies cannot attack Romania or Hungary as I have done here.

Game vs son with Allied offensive in East and through Balkans starting to gain ground

Hitler's Reich another couple of games

Played this excellent little game with my Dad again last night.
We managed two close but quick games.
Axis won first by taking all Soviet Production Centres for auto victory.
In second Allies won by reducing Axis hand to zero through relentless Strategic Bombing
Great game easy to play and fast and furious fun.















Only one pic as I forgot to take more !

This game arrived this week but not more than a cursory look at so far

Hitler's Reich - two more games played

Another couple of play throughs of this highly playable game with my Dad tonight.

First game was over fairly quickly as Barbarossa failed for Axis and my Allies has a good run of cards and successful Events and Attacks whittling the Axis hand to zero for auto win.

Second game was a much tighter affair as Dad took Balkans and both Tobruk and Suez before launching Barbarossa.

His invasion was successful and his Blitzkrieg actions saw Kharkov, Leningrad and Moscow fall ! 

However in 1942 the Soviets counterattacked taking back all three Production Centres.

In 1943 we both had a hand size of a mere 3 cards but I was able to win Strategic Bombing Events to force the Axis to zero again for the win.

We learnt a lot in these games including how essential it is for Axis to take Yugoslavia and maybe Greece to protect Romanian and Austrian Production Centers (Austria is also the gateway to Berlin if not protected.

Indeed Axis in 1941 (when hand size and Conflict deck is at most favourable) need to build a decent hand of Events prior to executing Barbarossa or to reduce Allied hand by attacking Western Allied resources. 

Excellent little game this, highly abstract but very playable and fun.

Hitler's Reich first play

Played Hitler's Reich in earnest tonight with my Dad.

Very enjoyable it was too with this WW2-lite but fun game.

Neither of us know the respective Events well enough to achieve best strategies but even from one play the importance of Barbarossa and control of the English Channel is obvious.

Dads Barbarossa was less than stellar which allowed me to annoy the Axis on western front.

We done virtually nothing in the Med/N.Africa fronts as all activity was in Russia and N.Europe.

Game ended in 1944 with fall of Berlin to Western Allies and Axis failure to recapture.

The problems with rule book layout remain but having played a game most things fall into place now.

All pics from early turns as I got too engrossed later