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SGS Battle For: Stalingrad is a turn-based wargame about the fighting for Stalingrad from September to November 1942, before the Soviet encirclement. You command either German or Soviet forces, playing against another person by PBEM or hot seat, or against the AI. The battle is fought across the city and its outskirts, with each block becoming a contested ground as you try to shape the outcome before the campaign ends in mid-November.

Scenarios and events

The game includes a grand campaign covering September to November, along with shorter and intermediate scenarios focused on particular dates or areas. Historical events are designed to reflect the battle’s events.

• Mamaiev Kurgan: fight the September 1942 trench battles for control of Hill 102.
• The Grain Elevator: a four-turn scenario about the battle for the grain elevator in the south of the city, from September 16 to 22, with a small number of units.
• Battle for the South: an intermediate scenario, in terms of counters, covering the south of the city from September 16 to 27 and including the first fighting for the grain elevator.
• The Factories: attack the Dzershinzky/Stalingrad tractor works, the Red October gun foundry, the Red Barricade steel plant and a smaller brick factory from October 13 to November 2, 1942.
• Operation Hubertus: fight the last German assault in Stalingrad, from November 11 to 13, 1942, against the 138th Rifle Division holding worker settlements.
• Stalingrad Grand Campaign: play through a large part of the battle in the city and its outskirts from September to November 1942, with all major events following the historical record.

Units and scale

Most units are battalion-sized and fight in urban and industrial areas on both banks of the Volga and in the immediate outskirts. Off-map boxes represent more distant areas, including nearby strategic points such as air bases. Each turn represents two days.

The forces include ground and air units, as well as river units representing Soviet craft on the Volga. Air units mainly act as support markers rather than units with detailed individual management. The game includes the types of units present at Stalingrad in 1942: armored vehicles, infantry, engineers and artillery, as well as temporary kampfgruppe, Soviet groupings with diehards and terrain features such as fortified ruins.

Play and replay

You can play either side, and which side is harder depends on the scenario and the stage of the campaign. The balance can shift as the battle progresses, with one side facing greater difficulty before the situation changes for its opponent. A game can take from an hour to many hours, with replayability across its scenarios and changing battlefield situations.