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Vento Nuovo Games Blocks in the East Blocks in the East - The Russian Campaign 1941-45 (Limited Edition) (MINT/New)

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Vento Nuovo Games Blocks in the East Blocks in the East - The Russian Campaign 1941-45 (Limited Edition) (MINT/New)

Manufacturer: Vento Nuovo Games
Product Line: Blocks in the East
Type: Boxed Game
Copyright Date: 2012
Author: Emanuele Santandrea

Product Description:

BLOCKS IN THE EAST is a concept game covering the whole Eastern Front campaign from 1941 to 1945.

Developed on wooden blocks and cubes system, with a full laminated multicolor 100x70cm map board, there's not any paper component.

All the over 600 wooden/plastic components have been created by the best Italian artisinal industry and painted "A baratto", a technique usually adopted for painting car parts and accessories.

Rules Introduction:

The rules are divided into three major sections which can be learned one at a time.

The first session is the BASIC GAME RULES which introduces the basic concepts and enables players to start playing the game without too many rules to remember.

Then the ADVANCED GAME RULES provides more specific and detailed rules for an enhanced realism, such as Fuel, Reserve Units and Strategic Bombing Missions.

Finally, for those players who want to get the best, OPTIONAL RULES can be added as desired. These includes Amphibious Invasions, Parachute Airdrop Assaults…

Scale

A hexagon is approximately 53 miles (70 Km) across.

A turn is 1 month long.

A full strength counter represents 300 planes, 300 Tanks, or 30,000 men, depending on the unit type, equipment, nationality, etc.

Historical Background

On 22 June 1941, to the codeword Dortmund, German Wermacht started the invasion of the Soviet Union.

BLOCKS IN THE EAST recalls, in game form, the most decisive battles fought in the Eastern Front from the beginning of the invasion in Summer 1941, until the dramatic end in Berlin in Spring 1945.

BLOCKS IN THE EAST is a game for two/four players, one/two controlling the Soviet Red Army and the other one/two controlling the Axis Powers.
Although based on history, players in command of the two factions can modify the evolution of the History of World War 2 on the Eastern Front.

Scenarios

With over 300 units counters and 300 different resource points of various color, players can enjoy hours of fun by playing the full 1941 Codeword Dortmund Campaign, or one of the 8 other 6 turns scenarios:

• -Operation Barbarossa, 6 turns
• -Fall Blau, the drive to Baku, 1942, 6 turns
• -Operation Zitadelle, Kursk Battle 1943, 6 turns
• -Bagration Offensive, Summer 1944, 6 turns or even the shorter and easy to learn scenarios:
    •-Road to Leningrad, 3 turns
    •-Road to Moscow, 3 turns
    •-Road to Rostov, 6 turns
    •-Short Barbarossa, lasting only 3 turns.

Every scenario has different victory conditions and length, with a different playing time.

Components Of The Boxed Standard Edition (Se):

• -2 62x87 cm mapboards (double laminated)
• -1 rules manual (scenario booklet incl.)
• -1 booklet with Germany Strategic Map, Scenario Setup Charts, Play-Example
• -156 wooden red blocks
• -144 wooden black blocks
• -6 wooden light green blocks
• -6 wooden tan/white blocks
• -3 wooden dark green blocks
• -2 wooden blue blocks
• -318 PVC stickers (laminated)
• -60 wooden yellow cubes
• -20 wooden red cubes
• -20 wooden blue cubes
• -20 wooden yellow cylinders
• -20 plastic black cylinders
• -10 plastic white cylinders
• -20 plastic dark red discs
• -10 plastic black discs
• -25 wooden red factories
• -20 wooden blue factories
• -5 wooden black factories
• -7 dice

Additional Components Of The Boxed Limited Edition (Le):

• 1 "BLOCKS IN THE EAST" T-Shirt
• 318 PVC glossy LE stickers
• 2 colored cardboard Order of Battles
• 20 wooden yellow 1 PP settlements
• 2 wooden yellow 2 PP settlements
• 3 wooden black 1 Oil-PP oilfield center
• 2 wooden black 5 Oil-PP oilfield center
• 20 wooden red Soviet partisans
• 10 wooden SRM locomotives (5 red, 4 black, 1 white)
• 5 wooden naval movement boats (2 red, 1 black, 1 light blue, 1 light green)
• 3 wooden purple strategic bomb hits
• 2 plastic black victory city flags with base

Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is MINT/New . Our grading system is listed below for your perusal.

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Please review the exact condition and any condition notes or incompleteness notes (next to the title and description above) for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos.

Our grading system is as follows:

SW Shrink Wrapped. Still in the original factory shrink wrap, with condition visible through shrink noted. For example, ‘SW (NM)’ means shrink wrapped in near-mint condition.

MINT Perfect. Brand new.

NM Near Mint. Like new with only the slightest wear, many times indistinguishable from a Mint item. Close to perfect, very collectible. Board games in this condition may be played but show little to no wear.

EX Excellent. Lightly used, but almost like new. May show very small spine creases or slight corner wear. Absolutely no tears and no marks, a collectible condition.

VG Very Good. Used. May have medium sized creases, scuff marks, very small stain, etc. Complete and very useable.

FAIR Very well used, but complete and useable. May have flaws such as tears, pen marks or highlighting, large creases, stains, marks, a loose map, etc.

POOR Extremely well used and has major flaws, which may be too numerous to mention. Item is complete unless noted.

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The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded. If excessively worn, they will be marked as ‘card worn.’
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