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Scorched Earth
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Scorched Earth

Requires:Fire in the East

Designed by John Astell, Frank Chadwick

Published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games), Games Research/Design (GR/D)

Expansion
Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach
Country: Soviet Union

Community Snapshot

Heavy complexity
~360 min
8.0 on BGG (166)
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Categories

Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.
World War II
Set during the Second World War — from D-Day to the Pacific theater.

A heavy dice rolling game. Rated 5.6 on BGG.

How It Plays

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

About This Game

Scorched Earth, the sequel to Fire in the East, covers the war in the Soviet Union from April 1942 through December 1944. Scorched Earth uses Fire in the East as a base (and cannot be played without Fire in the East), adding more maps, counters, and rules. The game requires two players - one for the Germans and one for the Soviets - or two teams of players.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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History: World War II (Eastern Front)

Players

2

Play Time

360 min

Complexity

4.4 / 5

Rating

8.0

Year

1987