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Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow

Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow

Banner Of War · 2001
1–2420 min12+ yrs2.7/5 complexity6.8 BGG48CouplesStrategy
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Struggle of Army Group Manstein covers the battles in South Russia 1942-43. Turn length is ten days, and the map area is Kremencuk to Stalinglad. Players take the role of General Manstein or the opposing Russian General.

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Struggle of Army Group Manstein covers the battles in South Russia 1942-43. Turn length is ten days, and the map area is Kremencuk to Stalinglad. Players take the role of General Manstein or the opposing Russian General. Victory conditions are based on occupation of cities and removal of Axis units.

This game uses command chits to allow HQ activation. The Soviet player has a STAVKA command chit that allows all Soviet HQs to activate when drawn. The German player receives Manstein command chits that provide increased activity late in the game, and may even allow the legendary "backhand blow" to take place.

Components:

252 counters (units are divisions and corps)
59 x 84 cm map (printed in English)
7 pages of rules (in Japanese)
game anatomy
Complexity2.7 / 5
BGG rating6.8 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
420 min
Players
1–2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow is a wargame game, for 1–2 players, taking ~420 minutes, featuring chit-pull system. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow support?
Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow is played by 1–2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow take?
A game of Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow takes about 420 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow for?
Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow?
Manstein: A Brilliant Back-Handed Blow has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.7 out of 5.
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