Pelaajien valinta 2018 voittaja: harrastajapelit
Pelin viimeisimmät suomenkieliset säännöt valmistajan sivuilta. Also, the latest english rules from the manufacturer's site.
1918 – Veli Veljeä Vastaan on Suomen sisällissotaan sijoittuva korttivetoinen sotapeli kahdelle pelaajalle. Toinen pelaaja vastaa senaatin johtamien valkoisten joukkojen taistelusta toisen koittaessa johdattaa kansanvaltuuskunnan johtamat punaiset vallankumoukselliset voittoon.
Pelissä on yli viisikymmentä historiallista tapahtumaa kuvaavaa korttia. Jokaisessa kortissa on paitsi peliin liittyvä kuvaus myös lyhyt historiallinen teksti ja siihen liittyvä kuva. Pelilautana on Suomen kartta vuodelta 1918, johon on merkitty kaupungit ja niitä yhdistävät maa- ja rautatiet.
Valkoisen pelaajan tavoitteena on vallata punaisten hallussa olevat strategiset kaupungit punaisen pelaajan koittaessa joko valloittaa valkoisten pääkaupunki Vaasa tai pitää omat alueensa pelin loppuun.
Peli on kaksikielinen, kaikki pelin materiaali on sekä suomeksi että englanniksi.
Sisältö:
* Pelilauta
* 6 pelinappulaa
* 55 korttia englanniksi ja 55 korttia suomeksi
* Sääntökirja englanniksi ja suomeksi
* Taulukko joukkojen sijoituksesta pelin alkaessa
* Historiallinen variantti
* Tohtori Olli Kleemolan lyhyt johdatus Suomen sisällissotaan 1918
* Kaksi kuusisivuista noppaa
Long before the Iron Curtain divided Europe, decades before the Cuban missile crisis, and even longer before Vietnam and the domino theory, there was one battleground where red banners were raised outside of the birth of the Communist Revolution: Finland
The first export of proletarian revolution, the Finnish Civil War marked the bold new step that the forces of international class warfare would take.
This war had it all: foreign interventions, prison camps, both rural and urban fighting, as well as fierce ideological confrontation - even within the ranks of each side.
The people of Finland, as well as their leaders had tough choices to make. The war made enemies out friends, and ravaged the soul of a nation. It was 1918, and it was Brother Against Brother.
Brother against Brother is a two-player wargame of the Civil war in Finland during early 1918. One player takes the role of the Whites (i.e. the government troops) and other the Reds (socialist revolutionaries). In that bloody struggle future of the nation that has just declared its` independence is decided, and whether General C.G.E. Mannerheim of White forces or Comrade Kullervo Manner emerges triumphant is up to the players.
Map is point-to-point representation of the Finland from 1918 featuring both railways and roads of the time, both of which also effect the gameplay. Game is card-driven and more than 50 action cards (each with unique picture of the era) are at the heart of the game. Cards can be used either as action points or events. Events include German intervention, Swedish occupation of Åland islands, grain trains from Soviet Russia as well as drunk Red commander…
Units represent mainly company/battalion level and include both Civil Guards and Red Guards, as well as special units; armoured trains for Reds and Jaeger units and German intervention forces for Whites. Reds can either try to occupy the White capital of Vaasa (preferably before Germans appear) or to defend their area until the end of the game. Balancing with actions and events is crucial for both parties.
Game is fully bi-lingual (English and Finnish) including two decks of action cards. So if you wish to familiarize yourself to wargaming lingo in Finnish this is a perfect opportunity.
The game contains 55 uniquely illustrated cards, each with a genuine photograph taken during the war. Our aim was to present the events that transpired in the clearest way possible, while still providing the feeling of observing and influencing the conflict as if in the field.
Brother against Brother has a fully mounted gameboard depicting the map of Finland from 1918, as well as 196 playing pieces and the necessary dice and reference materials.
All the components are of high quality, both visually and physically. The game is fully bilingual, in English and Finnish.
1918: Brother Against Brother draws its inspiration from such classics as Paths of Glory, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage and Hammer of the Scots. It can be played in about two hours.
We have put a lot of effort in the research of background information for the game. Several museums and archives have provided support for the project. The photographs have been selected by a renowned scholar of political history, Dr. Olli Kleemola from the University of Turku.
Dr. Kleemola has also provided assistance for the historical research necessary to be true to the conditions and accurate depiction of this short yet immensely consequential war.
Components:
* Game map
* 206 counters
* 55 cards in English and 55 cards in Finnish
* Rules booklets in English and Finnish
* Setup table
* Historical variant
* Short introduction to Finnish Civil War of 1918 by Dr. Olli Kleemola
* Two 6-sided dice
2 Players
120–180 Min
Age: 12+
