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Five Men at Kursk

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Welcome to the front. It's 1800 miles to Berlin.

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Tanks, commando raids, intense infantry action, campaign games and heroes against the odds.

All this and more can be found in Five Men at Kursk, the premier set of second world war skirmish game rules.

Building off the legacy of the FiveCore system, Five Men at Kursk aims at providing a complete, extensive and highly approachable package whether you prefer pick-up games, campaigns or solo gaming.

Give orders, react to your enemy and secure victory using a dice based command system that requires hard choices to be made every turn, and a combat system that lets you establish both damage and morale loss in the same dice throw.

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Five Men at Kursk is usable with any individually based figures and covers skirmish battles ranging from a few men on each side up to a platoon, with a squad and a supporting element being the standard.

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The content includes:

Complete game rules, packed with options and alternative rules.

Vehicle combat.

Advanced rules covering everything from landmines and civilians to the weather.

Random force creation tables for German, American, Soviet and British forces throughout the war.

A mission generator.

Extensive campaign rules allowing you to follow your own squad, trying to keep your boys alive through intense fighting.

Rules and guidelines for solo players.

Troop ratings for several nationalities, allowing you to portray exactly how a given squad should operate on the table.

The meanest implementation of the fast-playing FiveCore game system yet, including a brand new turn sequence, faster game play than ever, more decisions points and a squad-based troop characteristic table.

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For players of the FiveCore system, this volume is dedicated to world war 2, giving you a finely honed game engine, updated to its most modern incarnation yet.

The new mechanics aim at solving many of the more common concerns with the FiveCore engine, such as the erratic turn sequence and lack of troop statistics, while making the game flow better and smoother than ever.

If you are new to the world of FiveCore, this is your ticket to unforgettable campaigns from Arras to Monte Cassino and from Stalingrad to Berlin.

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Welcome to Kursk sergeant. The defence of the motherland is now!

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Jordan S August 18, 2023 4:08 am UTC
And I can't see the answer below for the Weird War question, so I'm asking it too: Is Weird War 2 possible by mixing with other FiveCore rules? Are they semi-compatible in general?
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Ivan S August 18, 2023 3:43 pm UTC
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Anything relating to moving and combat directly should work pretty much as is. Things that affect the turn sequence need a little adapting. Fivecore skirmish 3e has a number of "weird" abilities to experiment with.
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Jordan S August 18, 2023 4:00 pm UTC
Thanks a lot!
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Jordan S August 18, 2023 4:06 am UTC
Hey, just in case you still answer these: How suitable is the system for a WW2-like world? Like, let's say I have a fantasy/alt-history/homemade version of WW2, will changing the names of places and countries be enough for the rules to make sense (With some elbow-grease)?
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Ivan S August 18, 2023 3:23 pm UTC
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So "imagi-nations" like the Napoleonics gamers sometimes do?

I don't think that should be a problem. If you want to just use the existing tank stats and so on, thats obviously easy. If you are creating your own vehicles, just eyeball the current stats and then use those as a basis. I no longer have the formula I used for armour ratings unfortunately.

There is a generic table for campaign units, as well as the 4 nation specific ones. Writing your own tables is fun anyways.
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Jordan S August 18, 2023 4:04 pm UTC
Yes, exactly; Thanks!
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Markus K October 05, 2021 6:21 pm UTC
Hello,
is it possible to buy a printed Version of the Rules or are their any plans for a printed Version in the near future?

additional question if the answere is no to both: if i buy the PDF Version am i allowed to print one for personal use via a local print service?
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Ivan S October 05, 2021 6:23 pm UTC
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Theres probably no plans for a print version in the near future. I'd love to but I just don't have the time right now.

I don't think explicit permission is listed in the book, but you 100% are okay getting it printed either locally or through an online service. If you run into difficulties (sometimes local shops will be difficult) just email me and I'll send you an email granting explicit permission.
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Markus K October 06, 2021 4:30 am UTC
Thanks for the fast Answere !
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Steve W July 16, 2021 6:21 pm UTC
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Can you use a 1 order die scurry to give a tactical move order or only a 2-5 die thanks for any response
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Tom G July 21, 2021 8:45 am UTC
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I haven't yet played Kursk, but I have been going through the rules quite closely making my own quick reference sheet.
'Up to 4 four figures within 6" of each other may move on a single movement action or bonus move.'
^ this to me says any type of move action can be used, plus, a Tactical Move is essentially a Scurry anyway. The troops have to be out of sight for a Tactical Move so the enemy wouldn't be able to react....so I would say that you can perform a Tactical Move on a 1 or a 2-5.
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Steve W August 16, 2021 8:59 pm UTC
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Thank you for the answer yes I believe this is correct
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Dorian A May 03, 2020 1:58 pm UTC
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What is meant by "Rules and guidelines for solo players"?
I was also going to ask what is the difference between this and Normandy but that seems to be answered lower down. I have a set each of 1/72 Italeri German and American infantry so was wondering if the difference lay in the weapons treated in each ruleset but that appears not to be it (i.e. I could play with American units with the "Kursk" rules - correct?).
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Dorian A May 04, 2020 2:01 am UTC
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Thanks for the fast reply!
Does sound interesting but hard to find any information other than what is here, nothing on BGG, just one vid on YouTube - and that was on a tabletop simulator (quite entertaining though).
Do the rules have a specific scale in mind?
How many dice are needed, on the tabletop simulator it looked like a good number of different colours?
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Dorian A May 04, 2020 12:08 pm UTC
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Also, does Normandy do soloing any better than Kursk?
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Dorian A May 04, 2020 4:10 pm UTC
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Just double checking as I saw a comment somewhere that the buyer was having a great time soloing it (and I thought it was Normandy - but I could be wrong).
I'm okay with $15 - or $1 or $150 as long as I have enough of an idea to expect to get the value out of it. Well...maybe not $150... ;oP
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Dorian A May 05, 2020 4:34 pm UTC
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Okay, I'm in! I'll pick up Kursk if that is more polished (chrome as you say).
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Lindsay W March 18, 2020 5:17 am UTC
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I must be stupid, but what does it take to pass a rally attempt? I know its a roll of a dice, but how do you pass?
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Lindsay W March 18, 2020 10:30 pm UTC
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I am stupid, I worked it out - its a suppression dice!
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Andrew M November 22, 2019 4:47 pm UTC
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No, I'm in the UK, and use an independent print shop. i think they quoted me £25 for Kursk in B & W. 10 p per page & binding.
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Andrew M November 19, 2019 6:34 pm UTC
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I'm wondering whether you still have plans for POD editions of this or other titles. I have the PDF, but no device at home on which to read it, and having it printed, as I had hoped, turned out to be prohibitively expensive, even in black & white.
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Richard G November 19, 2019 3:29 am UTC
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Any plans to do "Weird War II" or "Weird World War" settings? I realize this is anathema to historical gamers, but I do like the occasional zombie soldier, alien super-weapon or haunted tank. Alternatively, is "Kursk" fully compatible with other FiveCore titles so I could, conceivably, pit a Sherman tank against a golem, or a squad of Garand-armed infantry against Nazi vampires, etc? Love your stuff!
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Richard G November 19, 2019 3:38 am UTC
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Thanks!
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Iain M May 08, 2020 5:50 pm UTC
How about the Pacific theater?
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Eric T H September 09, 2018 12:09 pm UTC
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Hi Ivan! Is Five Men at Kursk a stand alone product or do I need FiveCore 3rd Ed as well?
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Dave R February 28, 2018 6:08 pm UTC
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Hi Nordic Weasel! Lovin this and especially the Polish campaign supplement....are there plans for more campaign supplements? Please?? :)
Dave
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Jeffrey H January 28, 2018 5:35 am UTC
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Did a play through tonight and had some questions. A single figure can react multiple times in a single turn. Is this correct?

If so, doesn't that mean the majority of reacts will be handled by either LMGs or SMGs whenever possible? I think we melted several SMG and MG34 barrels since there seemed to be nearly no reason to react with anything else. When you're on the receiving end, how do you deal with an MG?

Is the intention that an SMG should generally be better than a rifle even at "extreme" ranges? 4S seems really good pretty much in all cases. Did we miss something?

Is the intention that a unit in a woods or brush "hug dirt" if they receive a "Nervous" or "Scared" result? We seemed to be generating a lot of "wack-a-mole". Is this normal? And is it acceptable to use your "bonus" move to stand up so you avoid movement next time you fire (so you don't get reacted to standing up).

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Jeffrey H January 28, 2018 10:07 pm UTC
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Thanks for the quick response. My preference is to first understand what the designer had in mind before tweaking things to our taste. We think our table was a bit too large, and not understanding the mechanics well, we bunched up too much.

I have a follow-up question. Only machine guns can reaction fire outside of Battle Range. We assumed this meant LMG or crew served MGs. But didn't include BARs nor sub-machine guns. Did we follow the logic correctly?

Thanks!
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Jeffrey H January 23, 2018 6:15 pm UTC
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I posted a question on the Yahoo Groups forum, but that doesn't seem to be getting a response. I thought maybe this might be a better place? Do you have any guidelines on LOS rules? I couldn't find anything in the main rules. For example, how far into woods or brush can you see? I can make stuff up, but I'm hoping you've worked through these things already and have some thoughts on what seems to work well.

Also, has anyone put together a PDF or printable file for counters to help keep track of how is nervous, scared and down? Colored beads work, but sometimes a simple counter can blend into the mat and look less conspicuous. In addition, you can theme them to the army you're using. I have a bunch of Flames of War tokens and dice that always helped the immersion.
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Jeffrey H January 23, 2018 8:51 pm UTC
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No worries. Stuff like that is easily missed. This is exactly what I was looking for so thank you.
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Andrew M December 20, 2017 5:25 pm UTC
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I'm just wondering whether there is any likelihood that this and other Nordic Weasel games may be published in printed form. As I don't have my own computer i can't play from a PDF, and paying for printing, particularly in the case of large files, is rather prohibitive, which is a strong deterrent to buy the products.
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Andrew M December 20, 2017 8:36 pm UTC
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Thanks, Ivan. that is good news. Is there much colour in these rules? I may as well confess that I have just bought and downloaded Massimo Torriani's latest rule set, Final Assault, in part because it's about two thirds the size of Five Men at Kursk, at a 'mere' 64 pages plus charts, templates and counters, but it's all in colour, and having the entire rules printed in colour is simply out of the question. His previous WWII rules were available in printed form, but not this, for some reason, which is extremely frustrating for someone such as myself.
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Markos K November 20, 2017 6:26 pm UTC
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Hello, is there a limit to line of sight?
Is it possible the same model to make two reactions on the same turn?
Key individual is a model already belonging to squad?
Maybe my queries are simple, I just need a confirmation.
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Markos K November 21, 2017 5:52 pm UTC
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Ivan, thanks for your immediate answer and indeed it helped.
Today, I gave a try and found the rules very smooth, quick playable, low reference on the rules. It's what I was looking for.
A last question, on long range there is only shock dice regardless the cover/concealment or not, right?
Thanks in advance.
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steve P October 03, 2017 9:19 pm UTC
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Hi, is it possible for figures in a squad to have different skill levels to allow for fresh reinforcements?
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