The Barbarossa Campaign

About this board game

The Barbarossa Campaign is a solitaire World War II wargame for one player, presenting the struggle on the Russian Front in scenarios of approximately 35 minutes or a full campaign lasting about 3–4 hours.

You take command of the Axis as the Soviet Union fights to survive. Its novel solitaire system places you in a dynamic historical narrative, sometimes making you history’s master and sometimes its pawn. Each game creates a fresh retelling of the campaign as your decisions and major events shape the course of the conflict.

Direct panzer thrusts eastward as you attempt to collapse the Soviet Union, or offer fanatical resistance as the Red Army pushes relentlessly back. The game explores an array of historical “What if?” possibilities while capturing the ebb and flow of vast battles across the Eastern Front.

• Players: 1
• Scale: Each unit represents 1–2 Axis Corps or 1–2 Soviet Armies.
• Map scale: Each hex covers 90 miles, and each turn represents one season, or three months, of real time.
• Difficulty: Moderate rules, rated 5.5 out of 9 for complexity.

Built for a fast-moving experience, The Barbarossa Campaign is designed to be swiftly mastered while leaving room for strategic choices and dramatic reversals. Its solitaire suitability is rated 9 out of 9, making it a focused choice for players who want to experience a large-scale historical campaign alone.

The game includes a color map, scenario setup displays, economic display mats, an events table card, 40 Event cards, and 286 die-cut playing pieces. Designed by Gary W. Graber, with additional design and development by Alan Emrich and Carl Paradis, it offers a compact system for revisiting one of World War II’s most consequential fronts.