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Marking the 80th Anniversary of the invasion of Poland
​Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield
21 September 2019
Designer: Paul Howarth


An operational military game, set at the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe, as Poland fights against a determined invader. Map players (up to a dozen per side) will act as German and Polish army and corps commanders, with blocks representing regiments. 

The game will use an existing ruleset used for the recent Czech Mate '38 megagame, which focuses on command and control, as well as the assigning of logistic resources to support the main effort. It is designed to be as intuitive as possible, with little need to check rules once the game is up an running. 

There will be a pre-game planning exercise on the day, before carrying out operations over a two week period, before the Soviet Union becomes involved. Each game turn will represent 24 hours, each cube represents one regiment. Senior commanders (3-4 per side) also run the air game on the day and whilst the turns run at a fast pace, there are limited opportunities to call breaks to enable teams to discuss strategy. 

The Control team for this game will be smaller than many other games, but most resolution is done by players and training will be given. If you'd like to try your hand then register your interest.

More information to follow, with pictures from the last game can be found here.

Payment Options

Please do not pay for a place before completing the contact form and confirming you are registered with the designer. 

A £10 non-refundable deposit secures your place, with the £20 balance due a month from game day. 

Alternatively you may choose to pay the full amount now, including the deposit.

Role List

Poles - High Command & Air Force
Kasprzycki​ + 2 staff officers
​​Karpaty Army - Fabrycy
Kraków Army - Szylling
Lublin Army - Piskor
​Łódź Army- Rómmel
Modlin Army - Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski
Pomorze Army - Bortnowski
Poznań Army - Kutrzeba 
Prusy Army - Biernacki (+1 staff officer)
Warszawa Army - Czuma (+1 staff officer)
Operational Group Wyszków - Kowalski
Operational Group Narew - Fijałkowski
Each Polish army commander will be moving units at the map and have limited opportunities to liaise with the high command. 

Additional armies may be formed as the game develops
German High Command ​von Brauchitsch, Keitel, Halder, Jodl
Army Group North  
Von Bock
Army Group South
Von Rundstedt
4th Army - von Kluge (+2)
3rd Army - von Küchler (+2)
  8th Army - Blaskovitz (+1)
10th Army - von Reichenau (+2)
14th Army - List (+1)
Each German army or group has a named commander. Numbers in brackets indicate staff officers who will move units at the map.
​German High Command also run the Luftwaffe.

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