Shad's Note: I'm dumping in a bunch of my old BGG AARs. If you've followed my "work" on BGG then you've read these before...

My second attempt was going to be a little more respectful of the mighty Danube and Soviet artillery. The Soviets only get 3 leaders on the northern board, and no one on the southern board can move until the Hungarians get a nice foothold over the river. The reasonable approach, therefore, would be to blast those 3 asshole leaders to smithereens with the superior Hungarian artillery and then run like crazy for the riverbanks.

Good leadership and wise setup allowed me, as the Hungarians, to drop 55 indirect fire & the granted 32 OBA every turn. The Soviets shot back as best they could, but before too long the last active leader was ground into red paste by the unending barrage.

Even so, the Soviets on the south board commanded a good view of most of the river. Realizing that those leaders could still spot and drop shells on my western crossing point, I packed everyone up and shinned it over to the east side where my units could safely work their way across.

Once largely across, time was running out so the Hungarians just rushed through cover and attacked as quickly as possible. The Soviets couldn't hold in the face of the superior Hungarian firepower. And yet, despite suffering more than twice as many casualties as the onrushing Hungarian horde, they were able to slow them just enough in the final town to prevent a rout and make the Hungarians settle for a Minor Victory.

This scenario is 36 turns long. Had it gone 40 or 45, Hungarian Major Victory would have been absolutely certain.

Crossing the river with such low rolls is maddening, but appropriate given the particular river in question.

I recommend this scenario, although it would be more enjoyable solitaire than face-to-face because the first half of the game will be spent dicking around with artillery and failing crossing roles, leaving the Soviet player with basically nothing to do.