Iron Cross
1990
BGG Geek Rating
5.5
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BGG Average Rating
5.5
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BGG Ranking
#25932
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Players
2-2
Weight
2.70/5.00
Playtime
240 min
Age
12+
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📖 About This Game
Iron Cross is a man-to-man wargame covering infantry battles, on a tactical level, between German and Soviet forces in Russia during 1941-42. The game was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #132.
The game has been called "the poor man's Squad Leader", but does a great job simulating small unit tactics in the six provided scenarios.
Game Scale:
Turn: 2 minutes
Map: 10 meters
Unit: Individual man, weapon, vehicle
Game Contents:
One 22 x 34" map (designed to be hand cut to give three 12 x 18" maps)
One countersheet (200 1/2" counters)
One 20 page rulebook