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Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

Victory Point Games · 2018
2–4480–720 min13+ yrs4.0/5 complexity8.4 BGG#7.041 BGG806Strategy
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Description from the publisher: Frank Chadwick’s ETO (European Theater of Operations) is a series of linked games covering the land campaigns of World War II in Europe using a constant map and unit scale, and common rules.

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Thunder in the East box art
official art · Victory Point Games

Description from the publisher:

Frank Chadwick’s ETO (European Theater of Operations) is a series of linked games covering the land campaigns of World War II in Europe using a constant map and unit scale, and common rules.

Thunder in the East is the first game in that series, this one covering the titanic struggle on the Russian Front. This is a two-player game (although teams or even solitaire play would be just fine): one player assumes the role of the Axis (Germany and its allies) and the other player assumes the role of the Soviets (i.e., the Soviet Union).

The individual ground units represent Divisions of 10-15,000 soldiers, Corps (from the Latin word "Corpus," meaning body) of approximately 25-50,000 soldiers, or Armies of approximately 75,000 or more men. The Soviet ground units are mostly armies of approximately 40,000 men each, with a few cavalry and airborne corps of about 10,000 men each.

Air units represent about 200 combat aircraft early in the war, and gradually more as the war progresses. Each hex on the map represents 30 miles of actual terrain from side to side, and each Game Turn represents the passage of 7.5 days (or up to 15 days during inclement weather).

game anatomy
Complexity4.0 / 5
BGG rating8.4 / 10
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Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
480–720 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
13+ yrs
BGG rank
#7.041
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Q3How do you play Thunder in the East?
Thunder in the East is a wargame game, for 2–4 players, taking ~480–720 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Thunder in the East — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Thunder in the East support?
Thunder in the East is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Thunder in the East take?
A game of Thunder in the East takes about 480–720 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Thunder in the East for?
Thunder in the East is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Thunder in the East?
Thunder in the East has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.0 out of 5.
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