The Battle of Tannenberg was an engagement between the Russian and the German Empires in the first. Tannenberg can be completed in a couple of hours, making it the perfect game when time is short. Shows Wilhelm II and Hindenburg the winner of Tannenberg. The Marne (which contains an Allied Counterattack scenario in addition to the full campaign) can be played in an afternoon. Both are good for solo or competitive play. The two battles in Clash of Giants are similar in size and complexity to GMT's Saratoga and Brandywine games on the American Revolution. One of the few battles of maneuver from a conflict best known for static trench warfare, Tannenberg saw German forces in the east effectively destroy General Alexander Samsonov’s Russian Second Army. (But don't forget that the Germans can win instantly if they take Paris!) The Battle of Tannenberg was fought August 23-31, 1914, during World War I (1914-1918). Almost the complete Russian second army is destroyed during the carnage. At the Marne, the Allied player will first have to successfully disengage and rally his French and British armies, before turning to deliver a powerful counterattack. The Russians face a crushing defeat during this battle. In Tannenberg, the victory conditions force both sides to take risks - and the German player will have to use every advantage to avoid being crushed by superior Russian numbers. Simple but not simplistic, Clash of Giants has a unique combat system based more on a unit's training, equipment, and morale than numbers. The games focus on the difficulty of commanding groups of armies, with a system where movement allowance for each army is separately determined by a command roll.Ĭlash of Giants includes the standard and exclusive rules (including rules for Paris Taxis at the Marne and Geman wireless intercepts at Tannenberg), two full size large-hex maps, two player aid cards, and 264 large counters. Raicer (whose most recent game was GMT's Paths of Glory), and developed by Krieg designer Steve Kosakowski, the Clash of Giants system is intended to emphasize playability while still providing players with proper historical feel. Arguably a tactical draw, it was a strategic defeat for the Germans as their armies recoiled from the gates of Paris.ĭesigned by eight-time Charles S. The Marne was the climactic battle of Germany's attempt to defeat France in the war's first six weeks. Tannenberg was the German victory that halted a Russian offensive into East Prussia and destroyed the Russian 2nd Army. GMT GAMES: Clash of Giants: Campaigns of Tannenberg and the Marne, 1914Ĭlash of Giants contains two separate games (both using the same basic system) covering the two most famous battles of the opening phase of the First World War.
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