Edelweiss: The Struggle in the Caucasus, 1942

About this board game

Edelweiss: The Struggle in the Caucasus, 1942 is a two-player game released in 1989, with an approximately 360-minute playing time. Players take the roles of commanding officers directing the campaign for either side.

Edelweiss takes its name from the German codename for the third phase of Case Blue, the summer offensive and operational plan for invading the Caucasus in late July 1942. The game focuses on the German offensive operations carried out in this region during the campaign.

Players can choose scenarios covering smaller portions of the battle or take on a variable-length campaign game. These different formats allow the conflict to be explored at more than one scale, from individual sections of the battle to the wider struggle for the Caucasus.

• Play as the commanding officer for either side.
• Choose from scenarios covering small portions of the battle.
• Play a campaign with variable length.
• Alter the historical order of battle to investigate different German possibilities.

The campaign options invite players to question the historical outcome. Was the German offensive doomed from the start, or might a different combination of planning and military force have secured its objectives?

In Edelweiss, both players put that question to the test as they struggle to outperform their historical counterparts. The result is a focused examination of the 1942 Caucasus offensive, combining scenario play with the opportunity to explore alternate possibilities within the campaign.