Battle for Galicia, 1914

About this board game

Battle for Galicia, 1914 is a two-player campaign game modeling the opening World War I campaign between Imperial Russia and Austria-Hungary in Galicia and southern Poland.

Covering the critical period from August 23 to September 15, the game unfolds across 12 turns, with each turn representing two days of real time. Players direct concurrent offensives: the Austro-Hungarian thrust north toward Lublin and the Russian concentric attack aimed at Lemberg.

Its low-complexity, easy-to-learn system combines simple but meaningful mechanics with a historically accurate map and order of battle. The interaction between maneuver, effectiveness recovery, and combat resolution highlights the key features of this little-known campaign while keeping the rules accessible.

The 11×17-inch map uses a scale of 12 kilometers per hex and focuses on the terrain where the primary battles were fought. The Vistula River and the Carpathian Mountains served as effective geographic barriers, while all available forces were drawn into the main battlefield—making every formation important.

Combat units represent division- and brigade-sized infantry formations, along with corps- and division-sized cavalry formations. Battle for Galicia, 1914 offers a compact historical study of opposing offensives, geographic constraints, and the pressure of committing limited formations across a critical front.

• 1 11×17-inch map
• 1 eight-page rules booklet
• 1 player aid card
• 280 back-printed counters