Wars Across the World: Finland 1918 PC

Finland 1918 recreates the Finnish civil war after Czarist Russia's collapse. Communists hold Helsinki with temporary backing from Petrograd, while Mannerheim's Nationalists push from the north to avoid German influence. Players command opposing sides-Communist partisans in the south or Nationalist militias-across 14 turns of 10 days from January to May 1918. Armored trains speed movement over tough terrain between fronts, as Russian allies withdraw and German forces loom. Event cards introduce varied diplomatic, military, political, and economic challenges for high replayability. This indie strategy game suits two-player sessions in about 1h30, with no favored side or standout difficulty.



Finland 1918 is a simulation of the tragic Finnish civil war that follosw the crumble of Czarist Russa.

The Communists control the capital of Helsinki but Russian Soviet support won't last forever.

Facing them, the Nationalists led by Mannerheim would love to defeat the Reds without having to resort to German support, as the latter are keen on make Finland another of their vassals...

Finland 1918 lasts 14 turns of 10 days between January and May 1918. Two players are facing each other: the Communist partisans in the south of the country, backed by Petrograd, opposed to Nationalist militias of general Mannerheim in the north. The land is quite hard and armored trains are the best and strongest ways to move quickly between fronts.

• The Russians, allied to the Communists, are about to leave but there are still a lot of Red troops, even if of poor quality.
  
• The Nationalists have relatively good troops but may be encumbered by their German allies when the latter show up...

The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that their create on the diplomatic, military, political or economical fields.

Estimated Playtime: 1h30.

Favored Side: none.

Hardest to Play: none.