The Eagle and the Star

"The Eagle and the Star" is a game about Polish Soviet War in 1919 - 1920. This war was a turning point of history not only for Poland, which saved its just regained independence. It was also very important for whole Europe, because Polish victory stopped the spread of communist revolution. Some of historians recognize the Battle of Warsaw in 1920 as 18th most decisive battle of the world. Fall of Poland in this war could let communists to fullfill Lenin's and Trotsky's plan of invasion of Western Europe and the rest of the world afterwards.

"The Eagle and the Star" is a reconstruction of this historical campaign. Player can play as Bolshevik commander, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, trying to defeat the Polish forces, seize the territories of Poland, Ukraine and Belarus, and establish the communist regime there. As a Polish supreme commander Józef Piłsudski, you can try to stop the Soviet invasion and establish the eastern border in favor of Poland.

Instead of traditional counters - wooden blocks are used. It enables player to have a full image of the battlefield. Friendly units are fully visible, the opposite player sees only a general position of the enemy forces. Dices are not used, but multifunctional cards provide random effects to the game. Game mechanics is based on orders given by player to his units. Players can deduce attempts of the enemy commander but also they can feint and bluff. Historical scenarios and comments give an oppurtunity to understand this part of the world history better