[Consim-l] Kasserine to East Front Re: Bloody Kasserine

[Mircea Pauca]

    Blitzkrieg in the South is a clear precursor of the series.
The differences to Typhoon! are minor, and the Barbarossa
series were only incremental evolutions to that.
    So, what do you think of the DaK > BftS evolution ?

    Key elements of the East Front system that I liked:
- d10 CRT with 'extensions' for modifiers (-2..12), somewhat
non-monotonous, some with * results for extra losses to
tanks/AT/forts combat
- Asymmetric sequence, showing Soviet miscoordination
- Options for No Retreat, Additional Retreat, calling reserves
before combat
- Air subsystem with hidden missions that can show fighter traps etc.

[John Best]
>  and finally ending up with the Vance Von Borries game, Decision at 
> Kasserine (1980s, but I've only recently acquired it).  But I ran out of 
> gas after reviewing the first two games, and I've moved on to some other 
> games.  To be honest, I'm not really familiar with the Barbarossa series. 
> I do own Blitzkrieg in the South (a VVB design from 1993), which I set up 
> one time and played for a few turns.  My notes on that indicate that it 
> was a good game, and certainly looked impressive on set up.

    Thank you for thinking about this,
    Mircea Pauca, Bucuresti, Romania