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Bloody Buna

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

3.1

Rating

6.88

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Bloody Buna has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Bloody Buna has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. Although it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.

Luck profile

Bloody Buna has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, resulting in a game that is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

"Bloody Buna" is a wargame simulation of the New Guinea Campaign which lasted from July 1942 through January 1943. The game actually consists of 4 different battles; The Milne Bay, High Water Mark, Bloody Buna and a campaign game linking the other three. "Separate scenarios cover specific operations, whilst a campaign game recreates the entire struggle. Four different games in all."--Box. "Game features special naval landing forces, bunkers, armored units, paratroop drops, invasions, attrition, airstrikes, and much more...180 counters represent the US, Australian and Japanese forces that took part."--Box. For adults aged twelve and up. Boxed Version Contains: 8-page rule book 1 map sheet (59 x 63 cm.) with two maps covering Port Moresby - Kokoda - Buna, and Milne Bay 1 sheet of 182 unit counters (including 2 blanks) 4 sheets of tables (Time Record track; Combat results tables; Anti-AFV table and Milne Bay set-up clarifications; Air superiority/Allied air scatter/Attrition tables) 1 die

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Credits

Designers

1
Bob Latter

Artists

1
David Green

Publishers

2
3W (World Wide Wargames) Simulation Games

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