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Product: DVG: Pavlov's House, The Battle of Stalingrad, Boardgame
Brand: Dan Verssen Games
Description: Pavlov's House was a fortified apartment building that became a symbol of the Soviet resistance during the Battle of Stalingrad. This boardgame can be played one of three ways: Solo where the player controls the Soviet defenders against German attacks, 2 player cooperatively where one player controls the defenders of Pavlolv's House, and the other player the other Soviet 62nd Army assets or 3 player competitively where 2 Soviet players seek to defeat the German attacking player.

Game components: 140 cards, 4 sheets of counters, 5 dice, 3 reference sheets, 33"x17" mounted tactical display game board, rule book

1-3 Player game

Time to play 60-75 minutes

Complexity: Moderate
Highlights: Solitaire and 2+ player game of the defense of a key building used as a fortified strongpoint in the defense of Stalingrad during the fall of 1942
Player controls the Soviet forces of the 62nd Army while the game controls the Germans
Also includes a 2+ player cooperative where one player controls forces within Pavlov's House, and others control other elements of the 62nd Army
Also includes a 2 player competitve game where one player controls Soviet forces and the other German forces
Includes 140 cards, 100 wooden blocks; uses a block system
ESCI relevance label: E