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Balkan Hell box art
1995 Ranked #19,620

Balkan Hell

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Modern Warfare Wargame Hexagon Grid History: Yugoslav Wars

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

6.18

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Balkan Hell: Bosnia-Herzegovina is a "what-if" simulation of intensified fighting that could have occurred in 1995 in the heart of the former Yugoslavia if the peace process had failed. It posits a campaign of about two weeks.

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Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Balkan Hell: Bosnia-Herzegovina is a "what-if" simulation of intensified fighting that could have occurred in 1995 in the heart of the former Yugoslavia if the peace process had failed. It posits a campaign of about two weeks. Each hex is 7.5 miles and counters represent anywhere from 800 to 5000 men. It was published in Command Magazine Issue #35 as the issue 2nd game, along with Mason-Dixon.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Modern Warfare Wargame

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Country: Yugoslavia History: Yugoslav Wars Magazine: Command Players: Two-Player Only Games Region: Balkans Theme: Alternate History

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Ty Bomba

Artists

1
Beth Queman

Publishers

1
XTR Corp

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