Liberia: Descent Into Hell – The Liberian Civil War 1989-1996

Fit

Teach 2.3

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

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation. Frequent attention to other players' actions required. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game has a high variability gameboard, good expansions available, deep strategic depth, moderate player interaction, decent scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. Overall, it offers a highly replayable experience.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Liberia: Descent into Hell – The Liberian Civil War 1989-1996 is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, allowing for some strategic decisions to influence the outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Official Description from the Fiery Dragon website: Liberia: Descent into Hell is a simulation game on the Liberian civil war of 1989-1997. The game is for two players, one representing President Samuel Doe’s Armed Forces of Liberia and its allied factions (the Government player) and the other the insurgent forces of Charles Taylor and his allies (the Rebel player). The object of the game is to control enough territory and resources at the end of the game to win a post-war election and become the undisputed President of Liberia.

Mechanism

2

Area Majority / Influence Area Movement

Family

5

Country: Liberia Decades: The 1990's Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Players: Two Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Solitaire Rules

Type

1

Wargames

Media