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Hube's Pocket

Hube's Pocket

The Gamers · 1995
2360 min12+ yrs3.7/5 complexity7.6 BGG#9.349 BGG477CouplesStrategy
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Hube’s Pocket depicts the campaign in the Western Ukraine from January to April, 1944. It pits Manstein’s Army Group South against the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts in three encirclement battles — Kirovograd, Korsun, and Kamenets-Podoliskiy.

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Hube's Pocket box art
official art · The Gamers

Hube’s Pocket depicts the campaign in the Western Ukraine from January to April, 1944. It pits Manstein’s Army Group South against the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts in three encirclement battles — Kirovograd, Korsun, and Kamenets-Podoliskiy. Both sides confront difficult strategic and tactical problems. The still potent German army holds a vulnerable position. Poor logistics hampers the maturing Red Army.

Contents:

1x Box
1x OCS Series Rulebook (v2.0i)
1x Game Specific Rulebook
2x Dice (one red, one white)
22x 34” Map
22x 25" Map
3x 280-counter countersheets (combat units)
1x 140-counter countersheet (combat units)
2x 280-counter countersheets (OCS markers)
2x Charts & Tables Booklets (Listed on box, but overlooked in the inventory in the rulebook)

Scenario 1: The Battle of Kirovograd (2 maps, 4 turns,
Scenario 2: The Korsun Pocket (2 maps, 7 turns, Scenario 3: Relief of Korsun (2 maps, 5 turns, Scenario 4: The German Collapse (2 maps, 6 turns, Scenario 5: The Moving Pocket (1 map, 9 turns,

Game Scale:

Turn: 2 or 3 days
Hex: 5 miles / 8 Km
Units: Battalion to Division

(from the Playbook and user's description)

game anatomy
Complexity3.7 / 5
BGG rating7.6 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#9.349
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Q4How many players does Hube's Pocket support?
Hube's Pocket is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Hube's Pocket take?
A game of Hube's Pocket takes about 360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Hube's Pocket for?
Hube's Pocket is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Hube's Pocket?
Hube's Pocket has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.7 out of 5.
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