Winter War

The Winter War game contains three scenarios covering different periods of the deliberate Soviet attack on Finland, which lasted from November 30, 1939 to March 13, 1940, at the beginning of World War II. The world was surprised to see Finland’s stubborn, inexplicable resistance despite the fact that they did not receive the long-awaited Allied intervention. And to everyone’s surprise, the mighty “Russian bear” was unable to crush them and force them to cede their borderlands until he threw disproportionate forces to the front.

The Winter War campaign scenario lasts 16 turns, each representing one week from December 1939 to March 1940. One player represents the tiny Republic of Finland, the other the Soviet Union’s land and air forces.