German attempts to capture the key Soviet Arctic port of Murmansk during 1941.
Designer: Michael Bennighof
Artist: Sawshun Yamaguchi
Publisher: Decision Games (I), Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社)
Forgotten Axis: Murmansk 1941, is the first game in the Forgotten Axis Series by Decision Games in Strategy & Tactics #194 (November/December 1998). The game is based on the German attempts to capture the key Soviet Arctic port of Murmansk during 1941. The game uses the same low-complexity, fast-playing system as Romania 1941-42 (#206) and Finnish Front (#199) games (units are activated in formations via by random chit-pulls).
Game Scale:
Game Turn: ?
Hex: 1.24 miles / 2.0 kilometers
Units: Battalion to Regiment
Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full color map
One dual-side printed countersheet (140 1/2" counters)
One 6-page rulebook
Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 2 or more
Playing Time: 4-15 hours
Players will need to provide One 6-sided die