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Hungarian Rhapsody The Gamers, Inc. Operational Combat Series Hungarian Rhapsody ©2020 Multi-Man Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Viczián, Zoltán Waag, Johan Wade, Game Design and Research. 1.0 General Special Christian Widmer, Urs Widmer, Forest Stéphane Acquaviva Webb, Mark Woloshen, Joseph Rules Woolshleger, Herman Wu, Randall Series Design. Dean Essig Yeates. 1.1 Map & Terrain Development. Curtis H. Baer Special Assistance. The Mastelleone’s 1.1a Common Terrain Effects Development Assistance. Italian Cold Cut Submarine (with the Chart. The movement and combat works). In keeping with OCS tradition, effects for the terrain types are Chip Saltsman we must recognize explained in the Terrain Effects Chart Research Assistance. Carl Fung, the very important (“TEC”). Roland Leblanc, Hans Mielants, Kamen role played by “the 1.1b Weather. Each turn’s Nevenkin, Martin Staunton, Norbert greatest Italian cold Weather is determined by rolling one Számvéber, Charles Vycichl cut sub in the die for Ground Conditions and another universe,” without which Hungarian Graphics. Dean Essig, Curtis H. Baer die for Flight Conditions. Rhapsody would not have been possible. Vassal Support. Jeff Coyle (No offense intended to any Burritos, including the big ones.) Playtesters, Proofing and General Assistance. Stéphane Acquaviva, Perry Introduction Andrus, David Antonio, Curtis Baer, The Weather Table gives the full effects David Barsness, Enrico Bertocchi, Hungarian Rhapsody (HR) depicts the of each condition for the current date. Tony Birkett, Alessandro Bray, Art Soviet drive into Hungary which led to Do not roll for Weather on the first turn Borchet, Daniel Broh-Kahn, Eric the battle of Debrecen, the siege of of any scenario; the applicable Brosius, Chris Buehler, Thomas Budapest and the German Konrad conditions are listed in each scenario. Buettner, Malcolm Cameron, Pere counter-offensives attempting to relieve Cerdan, Dan Cochrane, Clément Budapest. 1.1c Entry Areas. These are Chaillou, Filippo Chiari, Anthony marked on the map edges. There are Romania’s defection in August 1944 Cooper, Jeff Coyle, Myk Deans, Rick allowed the Soviets to outflank well- Enterline, Dean Essig, Jim Falkus, defended Axis positions in the Marco Ferrari, Alex Folch, Paolo De Carpathian Mountains from the south. Francesco, Brian Frew, Philippe several Entry Areas designated by the In the process, the German 6th Army Germain, Alden Green, Philippe same letter (for example, B39.35 and was almost destroyed, losing most of its Guyot, Norman Harman, Nolan B49.34 (Sibiu) are each Entry Area G). heavy equipment (which explains the Hudgens, Steve Jansen, Michael Junkin, Units designated to arrive at a given relative weakness of the German Dave Jeffery, John Kisner, Philipp Entry Hex Area can enter at any of the artillery at the start of the campaign). Klarmann, Dmitry Klyuykov, Jim corresponding hexes unless otherwise Kuchar, Roy Lane, Clément Lothrim, The game begins on the October 5, indicated. Other Entry Areas are Igor Lukyanov, Gianni Maccioni, John 1944 turn with the 2nd Ukrainian Front marked with a bar going through McDougall, Jim McFetridge, Andrew and the 4th Ukrainian Front launching multiple hexes. McGee, Hans Mielants, Alex Milner, an offensive to isolate the German 8th 1.1d Railroads. Rail movement Scott Moore, Russell Morse, Oriol Army which is still defending an area can use “off-map” connections to Munne, Andrew Notch, Luc Olivier, off-map to the east in the Carpathian depart from the map and then re-enter Alan Murphy, Gerry Palmer, Chip Mountains. It allows players to play th0e at another point where both the exit and Pharr, Chip Saltsman, Antonello two major Soviet offensives and several the entry hexes are controlled by the Salvatucci, Rich Shipley, Barry Setser, smaller scenarios covering the German railing player. Martin Staunton, Bill Stratton, Kevin counter-offensives, concluding on Valerien, Massimo Vecchia, István February 26, 1945. Multi-Man Publishing, Inc. 403 Headquarters Drive, Suite 7, Millersville MD 21108 Page 1 © 2020 all rights Reserved. The Gamers, Inc. Hungarian Rhapsody Point of Interest hexes are considered to Frame units. White Frame units cannot Each player must immediately withdraw be Detrainable. (This is in addition to move south of the White Line between from the map the units of their South the terrain types listed in OCS 13.3c). the 19.XX and 20.XX hex rows on Balaton Garrison (see the OoAs for 1 either map. White Frame units may Dec) when the Soviet Player has a All map-edge Railroad hexes controlled retreat south of the White Line, but combat unit in Trace Supply either in by the Axis player are Detrainable. All must return north of the White Line at map-edge Road hexes are Deroadable for Pécs (A56.13), AND either Entry Hex I the first opportunity. Breakdown the Soviet player (3.1d). Regiments from White Frame units ~OR~ 1.1e Map Printed Hedgehogs. There must also adhere to those White Line west of the Danube on 1 Dec or are Axis defensive fortification lines on restrictions. White Frame units can thereafter. the map shown by Map never rail off edges of the map in order Printed Hedgehogs to re-enter south of the White Line. Each South Balaton Garrison unit, Axis (“MPH”) and some special There are two Dead Pile boxes, one for and Soviet is identified with a Black Dot rules apply: the White Frame units and one for in the upper right corner of its counter. other units. If a White Frame unit is They cannot be improved. rebuilt, it must be placed and remain Design Note. This rule deals with two They only benefit Axis units. north of the White Line. large forces sidelined during the campaign. The Axis forces were positioned to guard They cannot be destroyed. Air units of the Soviet 8th Air Army the Nagykanizsa oil fields, by occupying assigned to the 4th Ukrainian Front are the fortification line from A48.03 to MPHs, with a black background in also White Frame units. Those units A55.03. The Soviets ignored this the oval and black hex border are start in the 8th Air Army Box and can economic objective and focused all their Close terrain for combat only conduct missions north of the efforts on capturing Budapest. The Soviet and barrage. Attacking White Line. forces formed a garrison along the Drava armor is 1x strength even River to oppose Axis troops from the in a hex that is otherwise All other units may operate freely on South-East Command. Stalin wanted to Open terrain (see TEC). either side of the White Line. have at least one Soviet Army near Yugoslavia to influence Tito, but he did 1.1f Hedgehog Markers. A Hedgehog not wish to unduly provoke Churchill, Design Note. Both sides had forces Marker is reduced one level when its who was always wary of a Soviet Army fighting for the passes across the presence in Southern Europe. Rather hex is occupied by an enemy Attack- Carpathian Mountains in Slovakia. than compel players to march these forces Capable unit. This does not apply to Because of difficulties with command, to the southwest corner of the map and just MPHs (1.1e). communications, and control, these sit there, we chose to withdraw them. military forces did not significantly No Hedgehog greater than Level 2 can coordinate with friendly forces to the south. be built in this game. 1st Panzer Army and 1st Hungarian 1.2c The Budapest Zone. The Army were not part of Army Group Budapest Zone consists of all hexes Design Note: The Hungarian South, but rather reported to Army inside the Budapest Zone boundary Fortification Lines benefited from Group A. Likewise two armies from the area marked on the map. (2.1e, 2.4, and constant effort by Axis engineers to 4th Ukrainian Front, the 1st Gd Army 2.5b.) maintain these positions, with their and the 18th Army were not part of the particularly good knowledge of the area 2nd or 3rd Ukrainian Fronts fighting 1.3 General Air Operations south of the Carpathian area of operations. 1.3a Air Boxes. Both players have 1.2 Areas and Area Restrictions boxes containing air bases which are 1.2a Northern Operations. 1.2b South Balaton Restrictions & outside the map area. Garrison Withdrawal. No combat • No combat or barrage is allowed in unit of either side may move into the any Air Box. South Balaton Restriction • Ground units can never move to any Area (see TEC) Air Box. or into • No Fighter sweeps are allowed in an Yugoslavia west of the Danube River. If Air Box. a player must retreat a unit into either area, that unit is eliminated. The Axis • Air Unit Refit is free in an Air Box The forces confined to Northern player (only) can Trace Supply and however; there is NO source of Supply Operations (both Soviet and Axis) have move SPs through the South Balaton Points in any Air Box. Supply from a counters depicted with a White Frame Restriction Area using Roads, Tracks or player’s Supply Table allocation may be border. They are referred to as White Railroads, prior to 1 Dec. placed in an Air Box to be available for Page 2 Multi-Man Publishing, Inc. 403 Headquarters Drive, Suite 7, Millersville MD 21108 © 2020 all rights Reserved. The Gamers, Inc. air transport or air drop from that Air 1.4 The Danube and Pontoons (but CAN bridge Major and Minor Box. River hex sides normally). 1.4a Danube River. The Danube River 1.3b Air Entry Points. Certain Entry can only be bridged by Pontoon Units Starting 8 Nov, Soviet Pontoon Units Hexes also correspond to Air Boxes, (HQ have no bridging capabilities have “Light Capability” for bridging the with a designated range from the Air across the Danube).
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