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Model's Counterattack

Model's Counterattack

Dissimula Edizioni · 2025
2240–300 min0+ yrs2.3/5 complexity8.3 BGG#16.166 BGG126KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Model's Counterattack?

Eastern Front, Summer 1944: Soviet forces launch a major offensive, codenamed BAGRATION, which destroys a large portion of the German army positioned in the central sector.

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Eastern Front, Summer 1944: Soviet forces launch a major offensive, codenamed BAGRATION, which destroys a large portion of the German army positioned in the central sector. The Soviets advance as far as the Vistula River, reaching the outskirts of Warsaw. General Model, by rallying some relatively intact forces and counterattacking from various directions, manages to halt the offensive, at least temporarily. All this occurs as Warsaw rises up, and, a little further south in Magnuszew, other Soviet forces succeed in crossing to the western side of the Vistula, creating a dangerous bridgehead...

The game consists of ten turns in total. Each turn represents one day of real time. Each hex represents a distance of about two kilometers from side to side. Units vary from brigades to battalions, most of them armored, mechanized or motorized.

Complexity is rated 2 out of 5 and an average game duration is about 4-5 hours.

GAME COMPONENTS

1 standard box - 30x22x3.5 cm
2 identical standard maps - 56x86 cm (22x34 inches)
2 counter sheets, 14.5 mm counters - 176 counters per countersheet
1 color rulebook (16 pages in English, 16 pages in Italian)
5 A4 size cards
    1 table card in English and Italian
    1 setup and reinforcement card in English and Italian
    1 German events description card in English and Italian
    1 Soviet events description card in English and Italian
    1 German/Soviet tank guide

2 dice

(from publisher's website, corrected by BGG user)

game anatomy
Complexity2.3 / 5
BGG rating8.3 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
240–300 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
BGG rank
#16.166
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Model's Counterattack is a wargame game, for 2 players, taking ~240–300 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Model's Counterattack — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Model's Counterattack support?
Model's Counterattack is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Model's Counterattack take?
A game of Model's Counterattack takes about 240–300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Model's Counterattack for?
Model's Counterattack is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Model's Counterattack?
Model's Counterattack has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.3 out of 5.
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