SGS Spain At War: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
SGS Spain At War is a detailed turn-based strategy game (wargame) covering the entirety of the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 1936 to April 1939. This title utilizes the established Strategy Game Studio (SGS) system, allowing players to engage in a conflict noted for its profound political complexity and brutal conventional warfare.
Category
Strategy game, Strategy, Simulation, Tactical role-playing
About
SGS Spain At War is a detailed turn-based strategy game (wargame) covering the entirety of the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 1936 to April 1939. This title utilizes the established Strategy Game Studio (SGS) system, allowing players to engage in a conflict noted for its profound political complexity and brutal conventional warfare.
Players can choose to command either the Republican forces, struggling against internal divisions and foreign intervention, or the Nationalist side, led by General Franco and supported by Germany and Italy. The game features two grand campaigns and multiple scenarios, each demanding careful management of scarce resources, political will, and the deployment of diverse military units, including infantry, tanks, and air forces. Victory hinges on mastering supply lines, maintaining unit morale, and exploiting the unique historical advantages and disadvantages inherent to each faction. The game accurately models the operational tempo of the war, where holding key cities and maintaining foreign support is crucial for survival.
Features
- Covers the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939, offering high historical accuracy.
- Features two primary historical campaigns: Nationalist and Republican.
- Detailed, turn-based operational scale gameplay across a hex map of the Iberian Peninsula.
- Includes 80 unit types, including International Brigades, Condor Legion, and Soviet advisors.
- Complex management systems for supply, morale, political alignment, and historical leaders.
- Integrates the impact of foreign intervention (Axis and Soviet support) on the war effort.
- Utilizes the proven SGS game engine designed for strategic wargaming depth.
Ratings
User Reviews
- An excellent addition to the SGS series, offering deep strategic challenges specific to the Spanish Civil War. The supply mechanics are brutal but realistic.
- Highly engaging operational wargame. The asymmetrical nature of the conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists is captured perfectly.
- A must-have for history enthusiasts. The historical events and unit compositions are meticulously researched.
- The interface is clean and the learning curve is rewarding. It provides dozens of hours of strategic thinking.
- One of the best modern simulations of the Spanish Civil War. Captures the political and military chaos effectively.