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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 7/7/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/18/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/9/2025


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Game: Pavlov's House



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Publisher: Dan Verssen Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): David Thompson
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Description:


Pavlov’s House was a fortified apartment building used as a strongpoint by the Soviet 62nd Army during the pivotal Battle of Stalingrad in WW2. Soviet defenders held out for almost two months from a constant German assault. The building’s name was drawn from Yakov Pavlov, a sergeant who led the initial storm group assault that resulted in the capture of the building from the Germans. The story of Pavlov’s House was a key piece of Soviet propaganda and was used as a symbol of the incredible resistance of Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad. In Pavlov’s House, you take control of the valiant defenders of the strongpoint. You also control the key leaders throughout the Soviet 62nd Army that made the defense of Pavlov’s House possible.


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Date: 6/3/2025
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The Boardgames Chronicle


Pavlov’s House Video Review

Pavlov's House was definitely a wonderful entry into the world of solitaire wargames. Please enjoy it detailed review!
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Date: 8/17/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Pavlov’s House unboxing (video)

The Lonely Yorkshire Wargamer presents this very quick unboxing video.
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7
Date: 4/11/2021
Pavlov’s House – App Review

It's always nice to see a wargame ported over to a tablet because it means our hobby gains exposure to a wider audience. The Boardgames Chronicle reviews the Pavlov's House app, a port of Dan Verssen Games popular design, now available forPC's and tablets.
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Date: 11/26/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
[REVIEW] Pavlov’s House

In Pavlov’s House, by Dan Verssen Games, you take control of the brave defenders of a Soviet strongpoint in Stalingrad as they hold out against constant German attacks for almost two months. The Boardgames Chronicle states, "I cannot express enough how I like it and appreciate this design – the game is immersive, difficult, beautiful, re-playable, with various options and modes. You really have a feeling of being surrounded, lonely, with no way of escape, fighting sometimes almost with only bare teethe to stay alive."
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Date: 9/25/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Pavlov’s House – higher difficulty levels

Pavlov's House by Dan Verssen Games remains one of the more engrossing, challenging solitaire games on the market. But if it wasn't difficult enough, The Boardgames Chronicle shows you how to make the play even more exciting by exploring the Operational Support and Tactics Card variants.
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Date: 8/8/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Pavlov’s House – discovering game variants!

"My first sessions of Pavlov’s House made such a great impression on me, that I decided to play even more of that fantastic game.", The Bardgames Chronicle writes. " I appreciate the DVG (DanVerssen Games) creation so much that I would love to share it with my other, fellow wargamers. But how to do it with solitaire game? Well, Pavlov’s House has an answer for it – it allows for a session with up to 3 players!"
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Date: 7/16/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Pavlov’s House – first impressions

Pavlov’s House was a fortified apartment building used as a strongpoint by the Soviet 62nd Army during the pivotal Battle of Stalingrad in WW2. Soviet defenders held out for almost two months from a constant German assault. The building’s name was drawn from Yakov Pavlov, a sergeant who led the initial storm group assault that resulted in the capture of the building from the Germans. The story of Pavlov’s House was a key piece of Soviet propaganda and was used as a symbol of the incredible resistance of Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad. Now you can re-create this epic story utilizing Dan Verssen Games' Pavlov's House which is here reviewed by The Boardgames Chronicle.
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Date: 11/16/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
Battling Shot for Shot to turn the tide of the war at Pavlov’s House. Dan Verssen Games ‘Pavlov’s House’ Board Game Review.

"Pavlov’s House engages you and pulls you into the setting." Ray Garbee reviews Dan Verssen Games' Pavlov’s House: The Battle of Stalingrad for Armchair General, giving it a 96% rating. Find out what aspects of the game allowed Ray to conclude that "…play is straight-forward yet surprisingly dynamic."
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Date: 7/10/2018
Poster: Mark D.
Pavlov's House - Unboxing by Moe

Unboxing of Pavlov's House from Dan Verssen Games, by Moe's Game Table.
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