Arctic Storm: The Russo-Finnish Winter War 1939-40

About this board game

Arctic Storm: The Russo-Finnish Winter War, 1939-40 is a two-player strategy game simulating the conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union, with a listed playing time of 360 minutes.

Set during the winter of 1939–40, the game begins with the Red Army’s invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939. The Soviet Union expected a swift victory, but Finland’s determined resistance, courage, and improvisation turned the campaign into a far more difficult struggle.

Arctic Storm presents the war at a regimental and divisional scale. Each game turn represents one week, while every hex covers 15 miles, or 24 kilometers. This scale places the conflict within a broad operational setting while retaining the distinctive challenges of the Winter War.

• Game turn: 1 week
• Map scale: 15 miles / 24 kilometers per hex
• Unit scale: regiment to division
• Complexity: medium
• Solitaire suitability: high

The 1992 edition includes a full-color 22 × 34-inch mapsheet, 200 half-inch counters, a 24-page rulebook, two double-sided player aid cards, and two ten-sided dice. These components support a focused tabletop treatment of one of the early conflicts of the Second World War era.

With its historical setting and high solitaire suitability, Arctic Storm offers a detailed game of the Russo-Finnish Winter War for players interested in the clash between Soviet strength and Finnish resistance.