2022 · Wargame

Die Festung Hamburg

NATO vs. Warsaw Pact in the North German Plain. Set in July 1985, the game covers a Warsaw Pact assault on NATO positions across northern West Germany, with objectives including access to the Baltic region and control of North Sea ports. Players command regiment- and battalion-sized formations across a 5 km-per-hex map, managing command, control and communications, supply, intelligence, electronic warfare, artillery, air support, and attack helicopters. Doctrine-specific capabilities, random events, chemical and nuclear warfare, and the pressure of time create battlefield uncertainty. Two campaign games and four smaller scenarios cover conventional and escalating nuclear operations.

groupPlayers

1–4 best 2

schedulePlaying time

180–600 min

cakeAge

16+

psychologyComplexity

4.3 / 5