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Poster: Doug Holt
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Poster: Doug Holt
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Poster: Doug Holt
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Poster: Doug Holt
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Game: Next War: Poland



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Publisher: GMT Games
Series: Next War
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Mitchell Land, Gene Billingsley
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Description:


Next War: Poland, the fourth volume in GMT's Next War Series. This game moves the action from Asia to Europe and allows players to fight a near future war in Poland as the Russians and their allies invade and NATO responds. Only a portion of Poland is shown as Ukraine is assumed to be in the midst of a grinding civil war. The Russians are not the behemoth of the Cold War, but they possess good material and a much better trained army. The Baltics may fall quickly, although their forces may put up some resistance and make an appearance as reinforcements, and the front quickly establishes itself in eastern Poland as the Russian 6th and 20th Armies push forward while NATO rushes forces into the area spearheaded by the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and followed up by whatever nation's troops respond to the Article 5 declaration. The question is, can NATO stop the Russians or will Poland be overrun? Published by GMT in 2017.


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8
Date: 8/23/2024
Poster: Robert Holifield
Next War: Poland, Tournament Scenario - Episode 1

A tournament scenario for GMT's Next War: Poland Suwalki Gap is played by First Contact Gamer. (Aug 2024)
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7
Date: 3/19/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
“Poland is Not Yet Lost”: Playing Next War: Poland (Part 3)

"...Russia took an enormous gamble." Ian Sullivan concludes his fast moving replay of GMT Games' Next War: Poland. Check out the remaining surge of action: "In some places, particularly the South, it was almost a rout."
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6
Date: 3/17/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
“Poland is Not Yet Lost”: Playing Next War: Poland (Part 2)

"The air phase clearly went NATO’s way, but not all was good news for the alliance." Ian Sullivan continues his tense replay of GMT Games' Next War: Poland. Both sides are pressing their advantages, "….And then the hammer fell."
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5
Date: 3/15/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
“Poland is Not Yet Lost”: Playing Next War: Poland (Part 1)

"NATO is trying to get reinforcements forward in a race to stabilize the front." Ian Sullivan brings us another fast paced replay, this time with GMT Games' Next War: Poland. He finds the balance of advantages interesting, including how "Russia truly is an artillery army with some tanks, as the separate artillery brigades and rocket artillery are really what shattered the lines."
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4
Date: 10/27/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
Part 2 of a Video Replay of Next War: Poland - Suwalki Gap Scenario

Counter Attack! continues their video replay of the Suwalki Gap scenario from GMT's Next War: Poland.
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3
Date: 10/27/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
Part 1 of a Video Replay of Next War: Poland - Suwalki Gap Scenario

Counter Attack! provides an extensive video replay of a hypothetical Russian invasion of Eastern Europe in the Suwalki Gap scenario from GMT's Next War: Poland.
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2
Date: 11/14/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
A Comprehensive Look at a Nightmare Scenario. Next War Poland Game Review

"The strategic options in this game are fascinating." Rick Martin reviews GMT Games' Next War Poland for Armchair General, giving it a 96% rating. Check out a game that offers different levels of player immersion, which, combined with the strategic options, create a package with lots of "…variations which are guaranteed to please many gamers interested in modern warfare."
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1
Date: 8/19/2016
Poster: Doug Holt
Next War: Poland Progress Update

Want in on a game with"...two modern armies chock full of high tech equipment"? Mitchell Land describes some of the enticing features of GMT Games' Next War: Poland, currently in P500 availability, and for which a VASSAL module will soon be ready. Check out the "Lighter Fluid Rule"!
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