Game: STALINGRAD

 Publisher: Avalon Hill


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Article ID: 992 Date: 7/1/2025 Poster: Pat L.
 In Memoriam: Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II (game inventory)
Joseph J. Scoleri III posted this complete inventory and physical description of the box contents for Avalon Hill’s vintage war games from the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Article ID: 993 Date: 11/9/2024 8:27:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Avalon hill Stalingrad trip down memory lane (video)
clarkcommando1983 unboxes Stalingrad. You never know what you will find when you buy a used war game.
Article ID: 991 Date: 10/25/2024 7:52:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Stalingrad (wargame) (audio only)
WikiAudio posted this audio targeted for blind players. The audio gives a complete description, history of the game, and criticisms that led to improvements in future war games devoted to the Eastern Front during World War II.
Article ID: 990 Date: 10/12/2024 8:21:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Stalingrad (AAR) Avalon Hill (video)
Hex 2 Hex posted this after-action report for the vintage game, Stalingrad. The video summarizes what happened after each significant turn leading to an a-historical, decisive German victory.
Article ID: 989 Date: 10/5/2024 7:59:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Stalingrad - Avalon Hill Unboxing (video)
Three guys from Hex 2 Hex dive in to a used version of this vintage game and uncover some surprises from the previous owner. You never know what you’ll find when you buy a used game!
Article ID: 988 Date: 8/31/2024 6:50:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield
 Oh No - Another Stalingrad Variant!
Distinguished and prolific game designer Joseph Miranda has a Stalingrad variant, which in his words, "My Objective was to turn Stalingrad into a reasonably faithful historical simulation using the types of game systems available to Avalon Hill in the 1960s". This variant was published by Strategist in Vol. XXXI, Issue 7, May 2001.
Article ID: 987 Date: 2/12/2022 7:50:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Stalingrad Rules (2nd edition)
Scribd, a web page devoted to e-publications, has the complete rules for Stalingrad from Avalon Hill. This version is from the 2nd edition published in 1974.
Article ID: 985 Date: 2/6/2022 9:01:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 VASSAL Module for Stalingrad
Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Avalon Hill’s Stalingrad. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
Article ID: 986 Date: 2/6/2022 8:01:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Can Romanians be placed in Finland in Stalingrad?
Board & Card Games Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people who like playing board games, designing board games or modifying the rules of existing board games. This example describes a novel strategy while playing Avalon Hill’s Stalingrad.
Article ID: 984 Date: 1/30/2022 8:35:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 Comrade Wargame (Avalon Hill’s Stalingrad)
From a most unusual web site, Gideon Marcus posts a review from 1963(?!) that discusses Stalingrad from Avalon Hill and some comparisons to their Waterloo game. Marcus provides a short description and notes the game’s innovations including rules for replacements, weather, rail transportation, and supply (all new at the time). The review includes a play through of his victory for the Germans and several interesting comments from readers.
Article ID: 983 Date: 1/30/2022 8:31:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 TAHGC, STALINGRAD (1963, 1974)
Here is a complete description of this vintage war game from Joseph C. Beard III. Beard also discusses the game’s place in war game design Including a short discussion of the game’s innovative rules for replacements, weather, and rail transportation. Although the game has shortcomings and newer games on the subject have better designs, Beard credits Stalingrad as the “original design” for this campaign. Some very interesting comments follow the review.
Article ID: 982 Date: 1/22/2022 11:55:00 AM Poster: Pat L.
 THE 'STALINGRAD' NOTEBOOK: DEFENDING THE MOTHERLAND
Map and Counters, a long-time war gamer’s blog from Joseph C. Beard III, reviews the history of the strategies employed by the Russians in Avalon Hill’s Stalingrad. Although the game has problems with historical accuracy, Beard finds the game fascinating and worthy of play. Are you a Finnish first or a race to Warsaw advocate?
Article ID: 981 Date: 12/5/2021 12:48:00 PM Poster: Pat L.
 Stalingrad
Al Butler reviews Avalon Hill’s Stalingrad on his Booze & Board Games blog. Mr. Butler describes the game components and reviews rules and game play in this illustrated review of “the most analyzed war game in existence”.
Article ID: 980 Date: 7/28/2021 2:05:00 PM Poster: Harvey M.
 Stalingrad Review
I have to hand it to Centurion's Review because they are willing to look very far back into the early years of the wargaming hobby and review legacy games that most of us cut our teeth on. This video covers the old war horse, Stalingrad, published byAvalon Hill in the early 1960s. Everyone probably has their own opinion about this game but it's worthwhile to hear what they say.
Article ID: 979 Date: 7/6/2010 Poster: Mark D.
 Differences between the 1963 and 1974 editions (Word document)
Stalingrad was issued by Avalon Hill in 1963 and reissued in 1974. Changes in the rules are listed here from Scott.
Article ID: 976 Date: 10/26/1997 Poster: Mark D.
 Generic Russian Front Boardgame Order of Battle and Combat Results Table
Game designer, publisher, and Grognard Lou Coatney takes a deep dive analyzing improvements to the order of battle and combat results table for games like Avalon Hill’s Stalingrad and The Russian Campaign, and GDW’s 1941: Operation Barbarossa.
Article ID: 977 Date: 1/22/1996 Poster: Mark D.
 Stalingrad Variant (zip file)
The Deer Valley Game Company creates “Game Kits” that are supplements to popular war games including Stalingrad from Avalon Hill. Each kit might contain updated maps, counters, player aids, and rules to add variety and new challenges to these classic war games. The kits are free. Click here to see Game Kits available for other war games.
Article ID: 974 Date: 1/16/1996 3:13:00 PM Poster: Mark D.
 STALINGRAD, THE CLASSIC: A REVISIONIST'S REVIEW
Back in 1996, Lou Coatney, long time war gamer and war game designer, offered his review of this early and highly regarded and studied Avalon Hill classic. Citing several problems with the game, Coatney acknowledges what made the game so popular (playablity) while being highly inaccurate historically. The review includes a list of Stalingrad successor games and Coatney’s own set of revised rules to increase historic accuracy.
Article ID: 975 Date: 1/1/1900 Poster: Mark D.
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