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Hell's Gate

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2013 · 1-2 players · 90min · weight 2.05 · 125 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
136146
Name
Hell's Gate
Year
2013
Rank
11712
Min players
1
Max players
2
Playing time
90
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.05
Num weights
20
Bayes avg
5.5647
Average
6.7936
Users rated
125
Num owned
321
Wanting
25
Wishing
81
Num comments
67
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (2)
Dice RollingHexagon Grid
Categories (2)
WargameWorld War II
Description (833 chars)

Hell’s Gate is a simulation game of the Battle of the Korsun Pocket in Ukraine, during January and February of 1944. Two players direct the German and Soviet forces as they seek to capture or regain territory and inflict losses on the opposing side while minimizing their own losses. The simulation is also easily playable solitaire for those who wish to study the dynamics involved. War games author, professor and designer Philip Sabin introduced Hell's Gate in his book, Simulating War, and this Victory Point Games edition has polished the game's original components to bring you a great simulation game experience. Complexity: 3 on a 9 scale Solitaire Suitability: 7 on a 9 scale Scale: Each turn is 3 days of real time, each hex is approx. 20 kilometers across, and each unit represents a brigade, division, or corps.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.