Overview
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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
This game was first published in The Wargamer Magazine issue #10, and republished as a boxed game in 1994.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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This game was first published in The Wargamer Magazine issue #10, and republished as a boxed game in 1994. Chinese Civil War is a simple hex-based wargame on the conflict between the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) army and the Communist People's Liberation Army (PLA) in China between 1946 and 1949. The aim of the game is to capture/retain control of cities at game end (16 turns) Game features include conventional and non-conventional warfare by the communists, national war zones for the KMT armies, communist bases, guerrillas, supplies and even artillery pieces for the communists. The game consists of a 22" by 34" mapsheet, 200 counters and a rulebook.