Enemy Action: Kharkov is the second game in John Butterfield’s acclaimed Enemy Action series of card-driven games simulating pivotal battles in World War II, playable by two players or one player controlling either side in the conflict.

World War II, Russian Front, early 1943: Two Soviet Fronts launch Operations Star and Gallop against the German armies still reeling from their defeat in Stalingrad. The offensives capture the city of Kharkov and threaten a complete breakthrough until smashed by the German counterattack known as Van Manstein's Backhand Blow.

Enemy Action: Kharkov, the second game in John Butterfield's acclaimed Enemy Action series, features:

 • Two-player competition with low complexity and constant decision points.

 • Solitaire play of both sides with enemy AI and fog-of-war.

 • Card-driven impulse system to activate formations, implement command events, or gain tactical advantages in combat.

 • Chit-draw combat system builds a narrative of each attack.

Rules specific to Enemy Action: Kharkov cover:
 • Soviet partisans
 • NKVD operations
 • Offensive command quality
 • Withdrawal under fire
 • Armor depletion
 • Von Manstein's Rochade
 • Soviet Forward Support
 • Spring thaw and mud