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Into the Pocket!

Into the Pocket!

Banana Games · 2015
2120–0 min12+ yrs1.8/5 complexity7.0 BGG155CouplesStrategy
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Publisher's ad copy: "'Into the Pocket! is a wargame about the German attempt to rescue the desperate forces trapped in the Stalingrad Pocket. It appears in the third issue of Yaah!

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Into the Pocket! box art
official art · Banana Games

Publisher's ad copy: "'Into the Pocket! is a wargame about the German attempt to rescue the desperate forces trapped in the Stalingrad Pocket. It appears in the third issue of Yaah! magazine:

It's an honest-to-gosh, hex-and-counter, odds-and-CRT, column-shiftin', panzer-pushin' Eastern Front WWII wargame. Can three desperate Panzer divisions punch a hole in the Stalingrad Pocket big enough to save the encircled 6th Army? Or will they be overwhelmed by a seemingly endless supply of Soviet forces? It's good ol' fashioned historical wargaming at its finest, harkening back to the era when gamers were gamers, and the fate of the world hinged on a +2DRM with 3:1 odds!

It's a small footprint game, ideal for newbies, played with 88 counters and a gorgeous 12x18.5 inch map illustrated by rising star Ania Ziolkowska. A background article about German military tradition by Sean Chick rounds out the package."

game anatomy
Complexity1.8 / 5
BGG rating7.0 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
120–0 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Into the Pocket!?
Into the Pocket! is a wargame game, for 2 players, taking ~120–0 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Into the Pocket! — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Into the Pocket! support?
Into the Pocket! is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Into the Pocket! take?
A game of Into the Pocket! takes about 120–0 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Into the Pocket! for?
Into the Pocket! is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Into the Pocket!?
Into the Pocket! has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.8 out of 5.
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