(Kickstarter) Escape from Stalingrad Z by Raybox Games

 Years ago, when I acted as a Legions of Steel games demonstrator for Global Games, there was always talk of a pet project from the designers to take the LOS rules and use them for the Battle of Stalingrad.  I even managed to acquire a bound copy of the playtest rules (blue cover for anyone keeping score at home).  

Fast forward 25 years later, and the Global Games properties have made a comeback under former Global Games partner/designer Marco Pecota.   The LOS hunks of lead are available,  GRID modular terrain sets out of HDF make our distant dreams a reality, and Marco's Stalingrad project involved into something far, far different than a historical game using Legions of Steel rules.

With the Kickstarter for Escape from Stalingrad Z, the horrors of the Battlefield of Stalingrad are intensified by one of the few words that could make things even worse: Zombies.

Escape from Stalingrad Z is a 1 to 3 player solo/coop/versus narrative campaign game of tactical combat set in the horrific zombie plague of World War II. It has many features that separate it from most miniatures games.

​The game takes just 1 minute to set up, has a very compact play area (basically one open book), takes 20 to 40 minutes to play each scenario and is designed with a story matrix making it a true "Move your own adventure."

Regarding PLAYER count. The game plays true solo with a very good AI that is simple to implement. With two players you can play CO-OP or Versus. In CO-OP each player takes control of one or two characters. In Versus mode second or third player is the Zombie Master, controlling the zombies actions.