Tannenberg: Eagles in the East / Galicia: The Forgotten Cauldron

About this board game

Tannenberg: Eagles in the East / Galicia: The Forgotten Cauldron is a two-player World War I wargame covering the opening campaigns of the conflict in the East, with an approximately 360-minute play time.

Part of David Schroeder’s Der Weltkrieg wargame series, the game presents two scenarios: Tannenberg and Galicia. Each scenario focuses on one of the campaigns that shaped the early fighting on the Eastern Front.

The game uses a scale of 20 kilometers per hex and 4 days per turn. This framework defines the geographic and chronological scope of the two scenarios while keeping the experience centered on the opening phase of World War I in the East.

• Two scenarios: Tannenberg and Galicia
• 20 km per hex
• 4 days per turn
• 560 counters across two countersheets
• Two 34 x 22 inch maps, identified as 4-5 and 5-5
• Medium complexity

With two large maps and a substantial counter set, Tannenberg: Eagles in the East / Galicia: The Forgotten Cauldron offers a focused treatment of two distinct opening campaigns rather than a single broad scenario. Its medium complexity provides a clear entry point for players interested in a historical Eastern Front wargame.

Released in 1999, this title combines defined historical scale, two campaign scenarios, and a sizeable set of physical components in one entry in the Der Weltkrieg series.