A Victory Awaits: Barbarossa 1941

A Victory Awaits: Barbarossa 1941 is an operational wargame on the opening phase of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, from 22 June to mid-September 1941.

Designed by Tetsuya Nakamura, known for A Victory Lost, Fire in the Sky, A Most Dangerous Time, and What Price Glory?, the game uses a lightly modified version of the A Victory Lost system. Chit-pull activation, broad operational choices, and a clean rules structure make it accessible while still giving players the sweep and pressure of the early Eastern Front campaign.

Players can fight the full Barbarossa campaign across all three maps, or play one of three single-map scenarios focused on Army Group North, Army Group Center, or Army Group South. The game also includes multiplayer rules for four to eight players, optional rules, and strong solitaire suitability.

Originally published in Japan as three separate games covering Leningrad, Smolensk, and Kiev, this MMP edition brings them together in English as one complete treatment of Barbarossa’s opening blows.

Contents include: three maps, three countersheets, a 32-page full-colour rulebook, two player aid cards, two dice, four scenarios, and one box and lid.