Buy WEGO World War II: Stalingrad PC key

WEGO World War II: Stalingrad is a hex-based operational wargame about the German offensive to capture the industrial city of Stalingrad in the summer of 1942. Its historical scenarios and campaigns let you play through the changing course of the combat operations. You can play either side against the AI, in hotseat, or by email.

Planning and combat

The game uses the WEGO system rather than the IGOUGO structure in which one side moves and resolves combat before the other takes its turn. You plan and manage uncertainty under fog of war, facing an opponent who is making decisions under the same conditions. Each campaign contains three to six linked scenarios, and there are three campaigns.

Maps and units

Stylized maps of the Russian steppes use a hex grid to regulate ground-unit placement, movement and combat. Ground units range in size from companies to regiments or brigades, and appear as counters with stylized or NATO icons showing their types. Operational maps use 2,500 meters per hex, while tactical maps of Stalingrad use 500 meters per hex.

Military assets

Air, naval and ground assets are off-map capabilities that each player can bring into play. Air groups conduct counter-air, interdiction, air resupply, bombardment and ground-support missions; air reconnaissance can reveal enemy locations, unit types and strengths. Naval assets represent the Soviet Volga River Flotilla and can provide bombardment and ground support. Ground assets include electronic warfare, command and control activities, and Special Forces, while logistics assets can improve movement, combat or replacement priorities for selected units or organizations.

Turns and time

The number of turns in a day depends on the scenario's ground scale. At 2,500 meters per hex, there are five turns per day: turns one through four represent day, each lasting about five hours, and turn five represents night, lasting about four hours. At 500 meters per hex, there are two turns per day, one for day and one for night.