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The Urals

The Urals

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) · 1989Expansion
0360 min0+ yrs4.3/5 complexity7.0 BGG395KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play The Urals?

Unlike most previous titles in The Europa Series, The Urals module is not a game playable in itself. Instead, it is a module containing Europa material on the Ural Mountains region during World War II.

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The Urals box art
official art · Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Unlike most previous titles in The Europa Series, The Urals module is not a game playable in itself. Instead, it is a module containing Europa material on the Ural Mountains region during World War II. Prior ownership of both Scorched Earth and Fire in the East is necessary to use The Urals module. The components contained in The Urals module are presented at standard Europa scales. Also included is information on combining this module for play with Fire in the East/Scorched Earth.

The Urals module contains the following components;

  1. Four maps (Europa maps 28, 29, 30 and 31) covering the Ural Mountains at a scale of 16 miles per hex;
  2. One chart set, consisting of charts necessary to link The Urals module to Fire in the East/Scorched Earth;
  3. A revised Soviet Order of Battle providing minor revisions as well as detailed information on those units raised in the Urals, Siberian, Central Asian, Transbaikal and Far Eastern Military Districts that appear in Fire in the East/Scorched Earth;
  4. A rules booklet for combining The Urals with Fire in the East/Scorched Earth.
  5. 50% reductions of maps 28, 29, 30 and 31 for use as the player desires;
  6. An errata sheet covering Fire in the East/Scorched Earth/The Urals;
  7. The 1943 campaign and grand campaign Axis and Soviet orders of battle and deployment maps.
game anatomy
Complexity4.3 / 5
BGG rating7.0 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360 min
Players
0
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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Q3How do you play The Urals?
The Urals is a expansion for base-game game, for 0 players, taking ~360 minutes, featuring hexagon grid. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Urals — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Urals support?
The Urals is played by 0 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Urals take?
A game of The Urals takes about 360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Urals for?
The Urals is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is The Urals?
The Urals has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.3 out of 5.

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