Days of Wonder | Memoir '44: Expansion - Sword of Stalingrad | Board Game | 2 Players| Ages 8+ | 90 Minutes Playing Time

Mine is all painted and ready to add to my Memoir 44 collection. The tanks were a joy to paint, and the miniatures matched up nicely with a bare minimum of modelling and brush work. The rules look balanced and interesting. I`m sure the Pacific Theatre expansion will add a whole new dimension to my games. I am currently playing through (and thoroughly enjoying) playing through the host of various scenarios from my base Memoir 44 boxed set... which allows me to paint the pieces in each expansion (I bought them all, same time from Amazon) without interrupting play at all. When I`ve finally painted everything for the add on sets, I`ll finally take the plunge and pant the base game pieces. Meanwhile I`m plodding away happily. The Pacific Theatre set is highly attractive, and the rules look fascinating. Can`t wait to sink my teeth into them.

If you are not a fan of the WWII board-game - "Memoir 44" - then you should go and get a copy of that game first. It is a great game for two people aged from 8 to 100 and certainly worth the full 5 stars.Tigers in the Snow is one of many extensions to the base game. The huge maps in this extension are "Overlord" size. So to play these maps you will need: a second Memoir 44 base game; OR the Overlord extension. My son and I already owned and have enjoyed playing the Eastern and Mediterranean Front and we didn't feel like paying for the Overlord extension or another base game so we used pieces from these sets. We did run short of some units here and there so we supplemented official Memoir 44 soldiers with some Airfix 1:72 scale figures which, while not the same and a little smaller than Memoir 44 soldiers, worked fine.The 6 Tiger tank figures that come with the maps are excellent. There is a nice solid feel to them. They are just that bit bigger than the standard tank figures and give that feeling of "edge" that Tigers must have. The Overlord scenarios are great fun. You will need an hour or two, rather than an "ordinary" game which takes less than an hour, and a large table. Overlord games are designed to be played with 2 or even 3 players on each side. We played one to one, though and really enjoyed the battles. Market Garden we particularly liked - We had both recently seen the film "A Bridge Too Far". Having to move soldiers and tanks to take and relieve the bridges at Arnhem, Nijmegan and Eindhoven was a great experience.So only for Memoir 44 fans but if you like Memoir 44 you will love this!Note for two players who want to go a bit further and deeper than standard Memoir 44 scenarios, but don't want the problems of Overlord, the "Breakthrough" maps and the recent "Winter Wars" extensions are wonderful.

present ....brother loved it and said it has improved the original game (need actual game to use this product)

Great addition to the core game, well made and great fun if you like this sort of hex based game. Highly recommended. Get it while you can. Well packed and delivered on time.

Great expansion for Memoir 44 - ideally you'd also have the winter/desert board map

great add on

Excellent expansion, just a bit fiddly setting up

Very good value.