PanzerBlitz Situations Out Of the Box

Notes and games.

Situation #1

  • Notes on Situation #1 Four games were played, resulting in 3 German wins and one marginal victory for the Russians. Spotting rules were not used, only line of sight rules. The situation should be replayed using the correct spotting rules.

Situation #2

Situation #3

Played this first with Al S, then a solo game. I've read elsewhere that this is one of the most unbalanced scenarios in the original game, and while it's true the that it's a very tough win for the Germans, if the Russians aren't careful, they won't meet their victory conditions either.

Situation #4

Situation #4 plays on the boards connected and to end, requiring a table about 6 feet long. Which I do not have. Hence, this situation is skipped until I can lay it out at a game store, or play it with someone who does have a long table.

It may be possible to play the situation two boards at a time, as the action moves from east to west.

In any case, Situation #4 will be played soon.

Situation #5

Loads of Russian infantry and difficult victory conditions for the Germans ensure tense gameplay for the Germans.

A brief history of PanzerBlitz

Avalon Hill's PanzerBlitz was a successor to a game called "Tactical Game 3," which was never developed for market. The story can be found on related web sites. What's important here is that the game does have a long and successful history, ultimately selling hundreds of thousands of copies.

Here are a few of the best links about PanzerBlitz available on the web.

  • Imaginative Strategist, often referred to as "ImStrat" has an incredible collection of articles, counters, maps and other material related to PanzerBlitz, Panzer Leader and the Arab Israeli games. Seriously, ImStrat is worth hours of time.

  • Greg's PanzerBlitz Site is another outstanding resource, also worth hours of reading.

  • ConSim World Forum appears to be where a number of current PanzerBlitz players can be found. The forum is relatively relaxed and low traffic, but there is a lot of information available.

There are several more outstanding links which will be added in the future, and if you, the reader, find one of your favorite sites missing, please issue a pull request with the relevant addition.