SCOPE Stalingrad
SCOPE Stalingrad Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
The game consists of 60 cards:
- 6 Sniper cards (3 German and 3 Soviet).
- 28 Empty Area cards (14 German and 14 Soviet).
- 20 Unit cards (2x5 German and 2x5 Soviet).
- 4 Decoy cards (2 German and 2 Soviet).
- 2 Shot cards (1 German and 1 Soviet).
Area Cards: Sniper, Empty Area, Decoy.
Unit Cards: Officer, Scout, Mortar, Machine Gun, Infantry.
Shot Card: represents the loud noise of the shot. It is placed on the Quadrant from where the Sniper has Shot. It remains in that position until the start of their next turn.
Sniper/Unit Card: the icon on the left shows the type of unit. The icon on the right indicates the Objective Points received by eliminating this enemy.
Game Set Up
Each player places their Area Cards face down, in a rectangular matrix that forms their Front. You can arrange the cards anywhere. The number and type of cards depends on the chosen Scenario. A player can look at their cards whenever they want during the course of the game. The cards of both fronts are kept face down throughout the game and they will also be placed face down when moved, replaced, and after being revealed during the game. The German Player always starts the game.
Objective: the player who first eliminates all the Snipers of the rival team or who first reaches the Objective Points of the chosen Scenario wins.
Basic Game
Two players alternate turns during the game. In a turn, each player must perform only one of the following two actions:
- MOVE: the player takes the 4 cards of any Quadrant (group of 2x2 Area Cards) from their Front, and rearrange them as they wish in the same Quadrant. Only Quadrants with 4 allied cards can be MOVED.
- SEARCH: the player reveals an enemy Area Card. If the card contains a Sniper or Unit, the player can Shoot and eliminate it.
If you decide to Shoot, remove the Area Card and place it in your scoring zone. Then, place your Shot Card in the center of a Quadrant of your Front where there is at least one Sniper. The removed card is replaced by an Empty Area card of the same Front. If the revealed card is a Decoy, the player is obliged to Shoot without removing the Decoy from the Front.
Basic Scenarios
When starting a game, players choose which Scenario they want to play. This determines the size of the matrix and the number of cards of each Front, as well as the Objective Points necessary to achieve victory.
When preparing the Scenario, the Area Cards indicated in the following table are included in each Front. Both Fronts are symmetrically aligned by their first row to form the battlefield.
| Scenario | Front Size (Columns x Rows) | Sniper | Officer | Scout | Decoy | Mortar | Machine Gun | Infantry | Empty Area | Objective Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Duel | 4x3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Open Front | 5x3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Deep Front | 4x4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Open Battle | 6x3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Deep Battle | 5x4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Thematic Scenarios
Thematic Scenarios are a version of the Basic Scenarios that add replay value. You can also create your own Thematic Scenarios.
- To play a Thematic Scenario, you start from the configuration of a Basic Scenario and add or remove cards or rules as indicated.
- In thematic scenarios, the victory condition by points is replaced by the one indicated in the scenario. Eliminating all enemy Snipers remains as a victory condition.
Duel of Aces
Use only one Sniper card in each Front. All remaining Sniper cards are placed in their own Player Zone. Each time a Sniper in game receives a Shot, the attacked player hands over one of the allied Sniper cards from his zone, instead of removing the Sniper in game. The Sniper in game is eliminated when he receives the third shot. The Sniper cards deliver a score normally. In Advanced Mode, an ASSAULT directly eliminates the Sniper in game.
Same Basic Game conditions (eliminate Sniper and points).
Break the Chain of Command
Use the 2 Officer cards of each side. All enemy Officers are eliminated.
Neutralize the Artillery
Use the 2 Scout and 2 Mortar cards on each side. All enemy Scouts and Mortars are eliminated.
Stop the Advance (Advanced Mode)
Use the 2 Machine Gun and 2 Infantry cards on each side. One of your Infantry units reaches the last row of the enemy Front.
Offensive Without Snipers (Advanced Mode)
Play without the Sniper cards on each side. In the REINFORCEMENT action you can retrieve 1 Mortar and 1 Infantry card (2 at a time), or just 1 Infantry card as usual.
All enemy Officers, Machine Guns, and Rangers are eliminated.
Advanced Mode
Advanced Mode adds rules to the Basic Game, making it a more complete and challenging game experience.
This mode can be played in any Basic or Thematic Scenario.
In this game mode, Unit Cards provide more actions to choose from in turn, so that the player has more options depending on the allied units present in the Front. Similar to the Basic Game, players can only use only one action per turn (or 2 with the extra DEPLOYMENT action).
MOVE action is always available, regardless of the player's units present in the Front.
Sniper
SEARCH: in Advanced Mode, the Sniper is the unit that provides the SEARCH (and Shoot) action of the Basic Game.
Officer
DEPLOYMENT: reveal an Allied Officer card to gain an extra MOVE action, which can be used before or after the normal turn action.
Infantry
ASSAULT: reveal an allied Infantry unit to choose a Quadrant that includes this Infantry and other cards from any Front. All enemy cards in the Quadrant are revealed.
You may place the Infantry card in the position of any other enemy card in the Quadrant. If this card is a Sniper or Unit, it is eliminated. If it's an Empty Area or a Decoy, it is removed from the Front. The gap left by the Infantry is filled with an Empty Area on the same Front.
REINFORCEMENTS: if any of your Infantry units has been eliminated, you can choose a Quadrant adjacent to your Player Zone, change an Empty Area card from this Quadrant for the eliminated Infantry card (return to the game) and then MOVE the same Quadrant.
DEFENSIVE FIRE (passive): if a Machine Gun is revealed in an ASSAULT, the assaulting Infantry unit is eliminated and the ASSAULT is interrupted without further effect.
Scout
RECOGNITION: if there is an allied Scout in the Front, reveal up to two horizontally adjacent cards (same row) without Shooting. The allied Scout is not revealed.
Mortar
HOWITZER: reveals the position of an allied Mortar unit and Shoot directly (without first revealing) at an enemy Area Card that is not adjacent, orthogonal or diagonal, to the Mortar unit. The Shot card is not used. If the attacked card is a Decoy it is removed from the Front and replaced by an Empty Area.
Machine Gun
OFFENSIVE FIRE: reveal a card adjacent, orthogonal or diagonal, to an allied Machine Gun, without revealing the Machine Gun's position. Also, you can Shoot that card by revealing the Machine Gun. The Shot Card is not used. If the card is a Decoy you must reveal the Machine Gun.
3-4 Players (Advanced Mode)
In 4 Player Games each side is divided into Snipers and Units. So that each player controls one of this Divisions. It is played by teams.
The round is divided into 4 turns, in which the corresponding player can only MOVE (in his entire Front) or use an action from the cards of their Division.
| Turn | Player | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Turn 1 | Player 1 | Units (German) |
| Turn 2 | Player 2 | Units (Soviet) |
| Turn 3 | Player 3 | Snipers (German) |
| Turn 4 | Player 4 | Snipers (Soviet) |
In 3 Player Games a player leads the two Divisions on the same side. The previous action limitation must be maintained in each turn.