Yaah! Magazine 14 : RATTENKRIEG!

Publisher: Flying Pig Games
Language: English
Players: 1 player for Rattenkrieg!
Type: Wargaming magazine with complete game
Included game: Rattenkrieg!
Theme: World War II – Battle of Stalingrad, 1942
Pages: 74

Overview

Yaah! Magazine #14, published by Flying Pig Games, features a complete solitaire wargame: Rattenkrieg!, designed by Gottardo Zancani.

The game simulates the brutal close-quarters fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. Rattenkrieg! focuses on man-to-man combat and includes a robust AI system allowing the player to face an automated opponent.

The game also features an original movement mechanism based on the actual size of the counters, providing a distinctive way of determining how far a unit can move.

Rattenkrieg! is not the only gaming content included in this issue. Yaah! #14 also contains a complete expansion for The Devil's to Pay, including new counters and an alternative interpretation of the opening day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

The issue also includes new scenarios for several Flying Pig Games titles, including '65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam, Old School Tactical Volume 2, and Armageddon War.

Editorial Content

Among the main articles and subjects covered in this issue:

• Blue Water Navy
• Red Storm
• Freedom! The Underground Railroad
• Old School Tactical Volume 3
• Long Cruel Woman
• Radiation Dust
• Interceptor Ace
• U-Boot
• The Devil's to Pay
• The regular Peter Perla column
• A World War III science-fiction short story, The Greatest Fear, by Mark Walker

The story follows two soldiers facing a situation in which the greatest threat may not necessarily be the attacking Soviets or a zombie horde.

Gaming Content

Rattenkrieg!

• Complete solitaire game covering the close combat of Stalingrad in 1942
• Designed by Gottardo Zancani
• Automated opponent / AI system
• Original counter-size-based movement mechanism

The Devil's to Pay

• Complete expansion
• New counters
• Alternative scenario covering the first day of Gettysburg
• Allows players to explore what might have happened if either or both sides had additional troops available on the first day

Additional Scenarios

• 1 solitaire scenario for '65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam
• 1 scenario for Old School Tactical Volume 2
• 1 scenario for Armageddon War

Box Contents

• Yaah! #14 magazine, 74 pages
• Complete Rattenkrieg! game
• Game and scenario components, including die-cut counters
• Additional material for The Devil's to Pay