As wargamers, we all love the concept of supply. You have to have it to fight and keeping up with the advancing front lines can always be a real struggle. If you couple that with the concept of a race for the center or the prize you can get some really interesting dynamics that create a tense and fulfilling play experience. Such is the case with the 2nd Edition of a 2015 game called Race to Berlin coming to Gamefound from Portal Games on April 16th.

When I first saw this one, the board looked like it was Ticket to Ride World War II as the game uses blue and read sticks (small blocks) that are placed on the board to represent the advancing fronts on Berlin during the last days of the Third Reich in 1945. But after reading the rulebook, there is quite a bit more to this very interesting looking game. Race to Berlin is a game portraying the last months of World War II in Europe as Western Allied armies cross the borders of the Reich after forging the Rhine and the Red Army prepares for its final offensive toward Berlin.

Players take on the roles of Soviet and Allied commanders, competing to capture strategic regions of Germany and ultimately claim the capital of the Third Reich. The game was first released in 2015, and this Portal Games’ edition features significantly improved components, a revised rulebook, and some rule adjustments based on experience with the first edition.

If you are interested in Race to Berlin 2nd Edition, you can learn more about the game and follow the funding campaign on the Gamefound page at the following link: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/portalgames/race-to-berlin

The campaign is set to kickoff as of 9:00am EDT on Wednesday, April 16th.

-Grant