Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2

This is one of the best strategy games of all time. War in the East 2 is a deep simulation of the Eastern Front of WW2 from 1941 - 1945. What makes this game brilliant is that although it is ostensibly very complex and daunting, new players can easily get away with only having a superficial understanding of the game while still being able to have a blast. Another reviewer (to paraphrase) mentioned the complexity of the systems is akin to smoke and mirrors, however I strongly disagree. The level of detailed information you can access is quite astonishing. You can quite literally view information, all the way from the broad OOB, down to the individual firearms your soldiers carry. Depending on how much you want to engage with the mechanics of this game, the more complex aspects like logistics or air directives can be automated via the AI which just leaves you to handle what I think many would consider the most fun part of this game, ordering around your divisions and fighting a large-scale war. All of the mechanics in this game do intersect, which means it helps to be able to understand it on a deeper level, but again it is not a requirement. I would quite easily recommend this game…

It's hard to master, but don't be put off it is not that hard to learn how to play each turn. Definitely recommend if you like hoi4 but want to go a lot deeper.

A great operational wargame. Huge leap in QOL from WITE and WITW. It's a great World War II wargame with an incredible amount of depth. It does a great job showing how huge the Eastern Front was in every sense of the word — people, casualties, equipment, territory, struggle and etc. The scale is enormous. You are managing an entire front, deciding where to concentrate forces, where to hold, when to exploit a breakthrough, when to stop and how to keep everything supplied and everyone alive. Supply, railroads, logistics, HQs, fatigue, replacements, morale, commanders, entrenchment, air power, terrain and weather - all matter. Bad decisions made turns earlier can come back to hurt you later. The game is very complicated, but it's complicated in a meaningful way. Every system has its place. Playing against another human makes it even better. A human opponent can and will react to what you are doing and take advantage of your mistakes. The game is not very accessible. The interface and quantity of systems are very intimidating, and you will spend a lot of time learning the mechanics and general turn loop. This is not a quick or casual strategy game, but when it clicks for you, it…

A wargaming masterpiece, one of the most complex and immersive game on the German-Russo War in WWII. If you want to go into details, this is it, yet there are options for a lighter game play. If you are an ethusiast of this conflict, this game will give you hours of enjoyable game time.

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If you like map games and managment games combined with ww2, get this game. Buy at own risk, I forget to eat and refuse to sleep playing this game.