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Soldiers in Postmen's Uniform
Product number:
DV1-059
Manufacturer:
Dan Verssen Games
Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms is a skirmish-level solitaire game that takes place in the Free City of Danzig on the first day of the Second World War.
Danzig (present-day Gdánsk) came into being in 1920, in accordance with the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Over the next two decades the city became a flash-point in Polish-German relations, which culminated in the Danzig Crisis of 1939. On the first day of the Second World War, German forces moved in to seize Polish installations in Danzig. Two of the installations were on alert and under orders to hold out: the Military Transit Depot on the peninsula of Westerplatte and the Polish Postal Office No. 1. The personnel of the post office repulsed repeated assaults, and were forced to surrender only after a day-long siege, when the post office was doused with gasoline and set alight. Though German propaganda cast these acts of defiance as futile and a failure, they were viewed by the Polish people as symbolic of their stand against a materially superior aggressor.
In Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms, you take control of the valiant defenders of Polish Postal Office No. 1 in the Free City of Danzig on the first day of WW2. Under your command, the defenders must fend off relentless attacks from the Danzig Schutzpolizei and two German SS units.
Contents:
117 Cards
84 Wooden Blocks
4 Sheets of Counters
6 Dice
4 Reference Sheets
1 Mounted Tactical Display (33" x 17")
Rulebook
Ages: 14+
Players: 1
Game Length: 60-75 minutes
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3 reviews
A Grim Siege
Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms is based on a real-life siege of a Polish post office on the first day of World War II. The defenders of the post office are all named and, for the most part, have photographs on their tokens, which is a nice touch and brings home the reality of what happened that day. For the most part, the rules are fairly simple and easy to learn. Each round you draw and resolve 5 enemy cards, which spawn enemy assault, support, and command units and cause support units to attack. Then you are given 4 moves and 4 actions, in that order. If the enemy has troops inside the post office, they get a clearing phase, in which they kill any defenders on their floor or move to other floors to find more defenders. In the 3rd wave of the attack, you are also given an escape phase, which allows defenders to escape the building if their escape route is clear. My only complaint is that sometimes the game can drag a bit if the dice don't play nice or leader units don't show up early enough in the second wave. Otherwise, it's an okay solo strategy game that doesn't pull punches.
March 27, 2022 8:44 PM
Worthy tribute to these brave people
Soldiers in Postmen’s Uniforms does an amazing job of highlighting the struggle of this small band of postal employs and soldiers as they defend against the German invasion on the outset of WWII. The game is beautifully designed and pays wonderful tribute to those that sacrificed so much on that day. It even includes extra postmen markers so that all those that were there are recognized. That is a class act. In addition the game has this amazing tension to it that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. While it does include plenty of dice rolling, I felt I had plenty of control over the defenders and that my decisions mattered. Highly recommend this game.
February 28, 2022 4:31 PM
A perfect fit
I'm a mail carrier of Polish descent who loves board games. How could I not buy this game? Turns out that the game is awesome on top of everything else.
January 4, 2022 7:29 PM
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