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2011 Ranked #12,098

The Last King Of Scotland: The Uganda-tanzania War 1978-1979

Operational war game has Ugandan and Tanzanian commanders fight the 1979 conflict that ended Idi Amin’s rule. Monthly turns and wide hexes frame maneuver by forces from platoons to battalions.

Wargames Modern Warfare Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

2.18/5

Rating

6.63

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Designed by Dennis L. Bishop, The Last King of Scotland is a hex and counter wargame that simulates the Tanzania-Uganda War of 1979 that ousted Uganda's President for Life Idi Amin Dada.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Designed by Dennis L. Bishop, The Last King of Scotland is a hex and counter wargame that simulates the Tanzania-Uganda War of 1979 that ousted Uganda's President for Life Idi Amin Dada. One player takes control of the Ugandan forces while the other player commands the forces of Tanzania. With a seeming fascination for all things Scottish, Idi Amin referred to himself as the "uncrowned king of Scotland". When Amin fled Uganda in a sense he truly became "The Last King of Scotland." Each game turn is a month of real time. Each hex covers 30 miles, and units range from platoons to battalions.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Modern Warfare Wargame

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Continents: Africa Country: Tanzania Country: Uganda History: Cold War Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Region: East Africa

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
1–2
Play time
90 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dennis Bishop

Artists

3
Tim Allen Tom Cundiff Richard A. Dengel

Publishers

2
Victory Point Games White Dog Games

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