Proud Monster Deluxe

About this board game

Proud Monster Deluxe is a strategic and operational simulation of the Russo-German War for 2–6 players, with a listed play time of 1500 minutes. Covering Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 through April 1944, it presents the enormous scale and demanding decisions of the Eastern Front.

The game uses divisions as its typical units, along with corps, brigades, and regiments. Each hex represents 20 miles, or about 33 kilometers, while every turn covers roughly two weeks. Players must manage the distinct strengths and limitations of the Axis and Soviet forces, whose capabilities change over the course of the war: Axis forces degrade, while Soviet forces improve.

Reserves and Reserve Movement phases model the potential for encirclement and defensive reaction. Offensive supply markers represent each side’s historical offensive potential, while innovative weather chits add variation without creating extreme swings. AFV combat shifts make armored units especially important, and Close Combat offers an alternate loss procedure with attacker advance into a jointly occupied hex.

• Seasonal offensive rules create special turns with unique possibilities.
• Soviet first-winter offensive rules allow early 1942 counteroffensives.
• Super-heavy artillery units, including Thor, Odin, Gustav, and Dora, can fire before combat resolution.
• Scenarios include 1941 free setups, 1941 historical setups, and a 1942 scenario.

This major revision combines and updates the earlier Proud Monster and Death and Destruction systems. Proud Monster Deluxe includes four large maps, 2,052 double-sided counters, a consolidated rules book, player-aid charts, setup and turn-record sheets, combat and reserve boxes, and two six-sided dice.