Fortress Sevastopol (engl.)

Description

Fortress Sevastopol is a strategy game for 2 players aged 14+ with a playing time of 120 minutes. Simulate the German offensive to capture Sevastopol before winter or hold out as Russian forces through strategic area movement and combat. Manage rapid advances, reinforcements, and counterattacks in a historically inspired campaign with an easy-to-learn system.

October 1941: After the initial success against the Russian "Bear" in summer, the German advance slowed. Hitler instructed General Erich von Manstein, commander of the 17th Army, to capture the Crimean Peninsula and the key port of Sevastopol before winter set in.

The Wehrmacht aimed to complete a swift campaign culminating in the conquest of Crimea, securing a strategic base for the next summer offensive toward the vital Caucasus oilfields. Additionally, the powerful Black Sea Fleet would be forced to relocate to the distant port of Batumi.

However, the historical outcome differed. The initial assault failed to take the fortress, and Russian forces launched effective counterattacks during winter. The final capture of the mighty Crimean fortress lasted until July 1942, when Soviet resistance on Crimea was eliminated.

Fortress Sevastopol simulates the German offensive on the Crimean Peninsula. The German player must advance rapidly to seize Sevastopol before snow falls, pleasing the "Führer." Failing this, they must wait until spring for reinforcements to complete the capture before game end.

Playing as the Russians requires patience: minimize losses during the initial German onslaught, gather units and reserves through winter, and launch counterattacks at German weak points. If these fail, focus on trenches and hold every meter of Sevastopol until the very end.

The game features an easy-to-learn area movement and combat system, similar to those in titles like "Breakout Normandy," "Monty’s Gamble – Market Garden," and "Storm Over Stalingrad."

Fortress Sevastopol is issue number 8 in UGG’s Command & Strategy series. Note that due to lower-than-expected sales, the magazine format has been discontinued starting with this issue. From now on, the product line is called Command and Strategy Series, without an included magazine.

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