Paper Wars 97 - Galicia 1914

Paper Wars #97 – Galicia 1914 includes the game Battle for Galicia, 1914, a simulation of the opening Eastern Front campaign of World War I between Imperial Russia and Austria-Hungary.

The game simulates the simultaneous offensives of both sides: the Austro-Hungarian drive toward Lublin and the Russian concentric attack toward Lemberg. The system is easy to learn while maintaining strong historical accuracy through its maneuver, effectiveness recovery, and combat resolution subsystems.

The game covers the critical period from August 23 to September 15, 1914, using 12 turns, each representing two days of real time. Units represent brigade/division infantry and division/corps cavalry formations, with a map scale of 12 km per hex.

Geographic features such as the Vistula River and the Carpathian Mountains play a key operational role in the campaign.

Components

• 1 paper map

• Counter sheets

• Rulebook

• Player aid

• Dice

(Exact contents may vary slightly depending on magazine printing.)

Specifications

• Series: Paper Wars Magazine

• Publisher: Compass Games

• Designer: Michael Resch

• Conflict: World War I – Eastern Front

• Scale: Operational

• Players: 1–2

• Playing Time: About 4+ hours

• Complexity: Low-medium