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The First Afghan War, 1839-42 box art
1996 Ranked #17,166

The First Afghan War, 1839-42

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Wargame Post-Napoleonic Hexagon Grid History: Anglo-Afghan Wars

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.6/5

Rating

6.30

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

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?

(from the rulebook:) First Afghan War uses the same system as Decision Games' boxed games, "Campaigns of the British Empire" and French Foreign Legion (S&T #200).

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(from the rulebook:) First Afghan War uses the same system as Decision Games' boxed games, "Campaigns of the British Empire" and French Foreign Legion (S&T #200). First Afghan War demonstrates the significant features of warfare in this era, including the great variety in weapons types, the importance of supply, leadership, and the meddling of the Home Office. Players must use organizational as well as tactical capabilities to win.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joseph Miranda

Artists

2
David McElhannon Beth Queman

Publishers

1
Decision Games (I)

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