Struggle of Army Group Manstein (2001)

Struggle of Army Group Manstein covers the battles in South Russia 1942-43. Turn length is ten days, and the map area is Kremencuk to Stalinglad. Players take the role of General Manstein or the opposing Russian General. Victory conditions are based on occupation of cities and removal of Axis units.

This game uses command chits to allow HQ activation. The Soviet player has a STAVKA command chit that allows all Soviet HQs to activate when drawn. The German player receives Manstein command chits that provide increased activity late in the game, and may even allow the legendary "backhand blow" to take place.

Game Designer Tetsuya Nakamura has also designed Strategic Sekigahara, and developed G-Barbarossa.

Number of Players: 1 or 2
Game Length: 4 Hours
Solitaire Suitability: High(on a scale of Low-Medium-High)

This game consists of the following components:

• 252 pieces (units are divisions and corps)
• a 59 x 84 cm map (printed in English)
• 7 pages of rules (in Japanese)

Note: English Rules are in an accompanying sheet.

The game was published in Game Journal #4.

Multi-Man Publishing republished this game in English as part of their International Games Series, under the title A Victory Lost.