Elusive Victory: The Air War Over The Suez Canal, 1967-1973

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

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

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

Replay value

The game has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The presence of expansions also adds to its replay value.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Elusive Victory: The Air War over the Suez Canal, 1967-1973 is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, and the game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

ELUSIVE VICTORY is a game of air warfare over the Suez Canal between 1967 and 1973. In three wars: the Six Day War (1967), the War of Attrition (1967-1970) and the October War (aka "Ramadan War" or "Yom Kippur War", 1973) the sky above the Suez Canal was a crucible of combat. Covering air operations in all three wars, Elusive Victory simulates the battles between the Egyptian Air Force, supported by their Arab and Soviet allies, and the air arm of the Israel Defense Force. With a map that extends from the Sinai desert to the Nile river, battles ranging from close support of front-line army units to deep strikes into Egypt can be simulated. Using the Downtown: Air War Over Hanoi, 1965-1972 air combat system, modified to depict the unique features of the war above the Canal Zone, the game will feature all the major aircraft types to feature on the southern front. Features new to the game will include SA-3 and SA-6 missiles, man-packed SAM systems, Shilka self-propelled AAA and AS-5 cruise missiles. Designed by Terry Simo based on Downtown: Air War over Hanoi by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. Art also by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and Nicolás Eskubi

Mechanism

5

Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Paper-and-Pencil

Family

5

Country: Egypt History: Six-Day War History: Yom Kippur War Players: Two Player Only Games Series: Downtown

Type

1

Wargames

Media