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Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941

Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941 1999

Design Michael Bennighof Art Sawshun Yamagushi Publisher Decision Games (I)
5.0 /10
BGG rating
#28536
BGG rank
2.7
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
12
Age
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About the Game

Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941, is the first game in the Forgotten Axis Series by Decision Games in Strategy & Tactics #194 (November/December 1998). The game is based on the German attempts to capture the key Soviet Arctic port of Murmansk during 1941. The game uses the same low-complexity, fast-playing system as Romania 1941-42 (#206) and Finnish Front (#199) games (units are activated in formations via by random chit-pulls).

Game Scale: Game Turn: ? Hex: 1.24 miles / 2.0 kilometers Units: Battalion to Regiment

Game Inventory: One 22 x 34" full color map One dual-side printed countersheet (140 1/2" counters) One 6-page rulebook

Solitaire Playability: High Complexity Level: Medium Players: 2 or more Playing Time: 4-15 hours

Players will need to provide One 6-sided die

Filed Under

Categories
Wargame World War II
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Simulation
Also known as
The Forgotten Axis: German Attack on Murmansk · 1941
BGG ratings
37 · geek rating 5.49
BGG data
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