When Eagles Fight

About this board game

When Eagles Fight is a two-player board game simulating the campaigns between the Central Powers and Czarist Rusia from Tanneberg in 1914 to the fall of the Romanov in 1917. A full game takes approximately 240 minutes, offering a focused historical campaign for two players.

Each turn represents one or two months, with the length changing according to the season. This structure gives the campaign a clear sense of time as play moves across the years covered by the game.

The map divides the theater into hexes, with each hex measuring 25 miles from side to opposite side. This scale frames the campaign across a broad geographic area while keeping the action organized into distinct map spaces.

Most playing pieces represent corps, while a smaller number of divisions are also included. These units represent forces of approximately 10,000 to 60,000 men each, providing the game with a military scale suited to its campaign subject.

• Two-player campaign simulation
• Campaign coverage from 1914 through 1917
• Turns lasting one or two months depending on the season
• Hexes representing 25 miles from side to opposite side
• Corps and division counters representing 10,000 to 60,000 men

Released in 1993, When Eagles Fight presents its historical scope through a combination of seasonal turns, large-scale map hexes, and military units representing corps and divisions. Its components include the rules, the map, and die-cut counters.