Game: Blitz in the East

 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games


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Article ID: 15 Date: 4/16/2025 7:33:00 AM Guest Poster:

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 Blitz in the East: Play Examples
In this short video, four examples from the rulebook of Blitz in the East are presented. Examples include Ground Movement, Attrition, Advance after Combat, and Blitz. The video is designed to help explain the rules as presented in the examples.
Article ID: 14 Date: 3/5/2025 8:05:00 AM Guest Poster:

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 Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East
In this short video, we unbox the Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East by Vento Nuovo Games. The video covers the components found in the game, the Scorched Earth card, the Final Restoration Phase which is new for Blitz in the East. And two historic and two what-if scenarios, the latter based on the Balkans Campaign never occurring.
Article ID: 13 Date: 2/24/2025 7:12:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East The Russian Campaign 1941-45 by VentoNuovo Games
"You would think by the size of the game and the terseness of the Rulebook that this would be more of a beer & pretzels game. In this you would be highly mistaken." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, checks out this strategic East Front game. See why he comes to the conclusion that, as "...one of those people who thought that because the Russian Front was so massive you need a big game to simulate it. Luckily, I persevered with a Blitz in the East and found that I was totally mistaken."
Article ID: 12 Date: 1/29/2025 8:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East: Strategy Guide
VentoNuovo Games has re-released the strategy guide for their strategic East Front game. (10MB PDF download)
Article ID: 11 Date: 12/30/2024 8:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Review: Blitz in the East
"Blitz in the East uses clever game mechanics to address the advantages of each side." Paul Chernoff, in Pushing Cardboard, offers an excellent in-depth review of this strategic level East Front game. Check out why Paul feels the game "...does not force players to follow history."
Article ID: 10 Date: 11/16/2024 8:40:00 AM Guest Poster:

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 Blitz in the East: Unboxing & Turn Sequence
A short video that showcases the components and turn sequence of Blitz in the East, a new release from Vento Nuovo Games. The video shows the components for the main game along with the Scorched Earth expansion.
Article ID: 8 Date: 11/7/2024 9:52:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East Rules
Download a PDF copy of the Blitz in the East Rules, hosted here on Grognard! Courtesy of VentoNuovo Games.
Article ID: 9 Date: 9/7/2024 8:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East Rules - Spanish
Download a PDF copy of the Blitz in the East Rules, in Spanish, posted here on Grognard! Courtesy of VentoNuovo Games.
Article ID: 7 Date: 8/26/2024 9:02:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East: Stalin issues the Great Patriotic War!
"Comrade Stalin has abruptly recovered from his temporary incapacitation and directed a 'Great Patriotic War' to repel the Axis invaders." Jason Valdespino brings us his Soviet turn one AAR as disaster enfolds the USSR! "Leningrad, Smolensk, Kiev, and Odessa are all potential targets. How will the Axis invasion proceed?"
Article ID: 6 Date: 8/21/2024 8:32:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East: Jason Valdespino launches Operation Barbarossa!
"The Ostheer has smashed the Soviet frontier forces..."! US Naval History Instructor Jason Valdespino has a detailed turn one AAR for this fast-moving game. Check out how the Axis forces achieve their opening goal: "In the northern and central sectors, the gateway into the interior is wide open with the sudden capture of Riga and Minsk."
Article ID: 5 Date: 8/12/2024 3:02:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East Pop the Top
The Gimpy Gamer checks out his newly arrived copy of this VentoNuovo Games strategic East Front title. See why he thinks the game might be a "...notch on my list...".
Article ID: 4 Date: 8/5/2024 8:14:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 BLITZ IN THE EAST - Sequence of Play
Stuka Joe offers another one of his excellent "how to" wargame videos, this time looking at VentoNuovo Games' new strategic level Russian front game. Join Joe as he covers both the Sequence of Play and the Scorched Earth Expansion.
Article ID: 2 Date: 11/25/2023 6:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Interview with Dr. Emanuele Santandrea of VentoNuovo Games
"The graphics were already good, but we have further improved them, bringing them to stellar levels...". Grognard.com interviews Dr. Emanuele Santandrea of VentoNuovo Games, with some interesting insights into what's new and how things are with the company these days.
Article ID: 3 Date: 11/22/2023 9:43:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 June 22 1941, The Dawn
"The Soviets are still sleeping in their barracks... few are awake to guard the crossings on the Bug and on the Neman...". Emanuele Santandrea offers the opening rounds of an exciting replay of VentoNuovo Games' new strategic East Front game, with lots of photos and some videos. "Will the Germans be able to 'puncture' the Soviet line and seize Riga, Minsk and Lvov to trigger Sudden Death?"
Article ID: 1 Date: 7/28/2023 2:31:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt
 Blitz in the East Kickstarter
TheGimpyGamer gives us his enthusiastic two cents in a YouTube post about VentoNuovo Games' new strategic East Front game and its Kickstarter campaign!

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