Description

"Berlin 1945 (Fall of the Reichstag)" is a two-person card-driven wargame that recreates the Battle of Berlin April 24 - May 2 1945, the last great battle and the end of World War II. One player represents the German army and the other the Soviet army. The final chapter in the destruction of Third Reich began on April when Stalin unleashed the brutal power of 20 armies, 6,300 tanks and 8,500 aircraft with the objective of crushing German resistance and capturing Berlin. The depleted German forces put up a stiff defense, initially repelling the attacking Russians, but ultimately succumbing to overwhelming force. The Soviet army surrounded the city slowly tightening its stranglehold on the remaining defenders. Fighting street-to-street and house-to-house, Russian troops blasted their way towards the city's center.
Game’s Goal
The Soviet army must reach the Reichstag and defeat the defending German troops at that area by outnumbering them by at least 2 to 1. The German player must defend the city and prevent the arriving Soviet troops from taking over the Reichstag (German Headquarters).

Game contents

-A Board with a map of Berlin divided into 23 numbered zones (called districts) and Ground Zero in the center, composed of an additional 5 districts.
-64 counters –[(One counter represents a regiment or division (3,000 to 10,000 men)]:
34 red, representing the Soviet invading forces (Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, etc.),
22 grey and 5 black (Waffen SS), representing the combined troops of Germans.
2 counters representing barricades (only in play on board if the German player draws event card “barricades”).
1 colorless marker cube.
-50 event cards. 25 for Germans and 25 for Soviets

source: game designer

"Berlín 1945 (La caída del Reichstag)" es un juego para dos personas que recrea la batalla de Berlín 24 abril-2 mayo de 1945, la última gran batalla y el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Un jugador representa al ejército alemán y otro al ejército soviético.

Objetivo del juego
El ejército soviético debe alcanzar y derrotar a las tropas alemanas y el cuartel general situado en la zona del Reichstag. El jugador alemán debe defender la ciudad e impedir que las tropas soviéticas lleguen a la zona central y tomen el Reichstag. El juego dura 12 turnos (del 21 de abril al 2 de mayo). Por caprichos del destino este juego usa algunas mecánicas similares al conocido juego 2 de Mayo ;-)

Componentes del juego
Consta de los siguientes componentes:
-Un tablero con el mapa de Berlín dividido en 23 zonas numeradas (distritos).
-64 fichas:
34 rojas, que representan las tropas invasoras soviéticas (rusos, ucranianos, polacos, etc.),
22 grises y 5 negras ( Waffen SS), que representan a las tropas combinadas alemanas.
2 azules que representan barricadas (sólo entran en juego si sale la carta alemana barricadas).
1 un cubo que se usa de marcador de turno.
50 cartas de eventos. 25 alemanas y 25 soviéticas