Sub-title:'The East Prussian Campaign 1914'. The Imperial German Army's successful opening battles of encirclement and destruction of the Imperial Russian 2nd Army at the opening of World War 1.Contents include a Ziploc baggie, a 17'x22' paper map sheet, 2-page rules folder, die-cut thin paper counters, and a paper sheet with the Combat Results Table/Terrain Effects Chart/Turn Record Track/Reinforcements Schedule. Players must provide their own die.The map sheet is mostly tan with blue national territory lettering, forest and water features and brown for all other terrain including single & double rail lines, towns/cities, borders, fieldworks, detached and ring forts, and place names. Counters are white with green print (Russians) and green with white print (Germans) and represent Brigade/Divisional level Combat units.The rules folder has a listing of abbreviations. On the back page are the victory conditions, addenda, design notes and scenarios including some optional set-ups. Additional options include:A.Stronger German 8th Army B.Stronger Russian 2nd Army C.Better Russian Mobilization D.Better Russian Cavalry.The game runs from August 17th, 1914 through September 15th, 1914 and each turn represents 1 day while each hex is considered to be 3 miles across from side to side. The playing area covers East Prussian Germany down to north Russian Poland.The Russian moves first and the Sequence of Play is as follows:1.Supply Judgement phase 2.Movement phase 3.Combat phase,followed by the German Player's turn. There are Special Rules for Cavalry, Landsturm, Fortifications & Fieldworks, and Hidden (inverted) units.This is a very concise and easy to learn game as is most of the company's products while being one of the first produced by them to have die-cut counters. - BoardGameGeek