ENEMY ACTION KHARKOV VOL 2
ENEMY ACTION KHARKOV VOL 2
Enemy Action: Kharkov is the second game in John Butterfield’s acclaimed Enemy Action series of card-driven games simulating pivotal battles in World War II, playable by two players or one player controlling either side in the conflict.
World War II, Russian Front, early 1943: Two Soviet Fronts launch Operations Star and Gallop against the German armies still reeling from their defeat in Stalingrad. The offensives capture the city of Kharkov and threaten a complete breakthrough until smashed by the German counterattack known as Van Manstein's Backhand Blow.
Enemy Action: Kharkov, the second game in John Butterfield's acclaimed Enemy Action series, features:
• Two-player competition with low complexity and constant decision points.
• Solitaire play of both sides with enemy AI and fog-of-war.
• Card-driven impulse system to activate formations, implement command events, or gain tactical advantages in combat.
• Chit-draw combat system builds a narrative of each attack.
Rules specific to Enemy Action: Kharkov cover:
• Soviet partisans
• NKVD operations
• Offensive command quality
• Withdrawal under fire
• Armor depletion
• Von Manstein's Rochade
• Soviet Forward Support
• Spring thaw and mud