Tankový Duel

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Tank Duel: Enemy in Sight is a tactical card game for 1-8 players that depicts tank battles on the Eastern Front of World War II. Using a system of simple actions that maintain the game's dynamics, it portrays the chaos and urgency experienced by tank crews in this bitter conflict. Players will use battle cards to maneuver their tanks, fire on the enemy, and earn victory points for completing tasks and eliminating enemy tanks and their crews.

Dawn breaks as it always does. The sun rises above the misty horizon, remaining low in the autumn sky of this morning. Everything is as usual as it can be on these steppe fields and meadows. Lieutenant Otto Carius peered out from the turret of his Tiger tank, scanning the landscape. He looked from left to right, then from right to left. He searched for targets in the terrain. He took a deep breath. The interior of the musty tank exuded the smell of metal, leather, sweat, and stale cigarettes. He surveyed the landscape and listened. With a pounding heart and heightened senses, he was full of anticipation. For Commander Caria, such battles are more than just a war duel. The Tiger is above rocket artillery, bombers, submarines, single-seat fighter planes, and even 88-millimeter Flak. Between his Tiger, his platoon, and victory, there are only the tanks of the Red Army T-34!

Suddenly, on his right side, startled geese flew out of the tall, dry steppe grass. They quickly flew out of his sight. Commander Carius sharply turned his gaze to the right, and there his eyes met an indistinct, silent, and ominous outline... a Soviet T-34!

The crew inside his Tiger was ready for action. In the cramped space of the tank, they were at their positions. From the radio station, they heard the report: "I see them at 1600, 1600!" The driver tried to locate the T-34 through his narrow rectangular viewport. Meanwhile, a penetrative shell was loaded into the chamber. The gunner shouted, "Ready to fire!" His heart was also beating loudly. Suddenly, a commotion erupted - gearbox, rattling of the tracks following the terrain, engine vibrations... and then, "Turret position, turret position," the driver receives the command, "Set the range, set the range... SET THE RANGE!" The turret slowly turns, sounds of gear mechanisms are heard. However, it is slow, very slow! The alert gunner is excited. "I have them in my sights, 1400... 1200! Do you see him, do you see him?" Panic, fear, and adrenaline are palpable. "I have them, commander, I have them!" The tank moves forward and the expected command comes... "FIRE!" The gunner aims, pulls the trigger, and the shell leaves the barrel...