# Smolensk: Barbarossa Derailed

Smolensk: Barbarossa Derailed is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 120–4560 minutes and is meant for ages 16 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 120–4560 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 16+
- **Complexity:** 4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Wargame, World War II
- **Mechanics:** Simulation, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 18
- **Unique players:** 7

**Designers:** Hans Kishel, Dean Essig

**Artists:** Nicolás Eskubi, Dean Essig

**Publishers:** Multi-Man Publishing

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/smolensk-barbarossa-derailed)
- [Smolensk: Barbarossa Derailed in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/smolensk-barbarossa-derailed)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225610)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._