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1989 Ranked #6,486

Mbt

This tactical modern warfare wargame has commanders direct tanks, infantry, artillery, aircraft, and helicopters in combined-arms battles. Individual vehicles and squads fight across hexes, demanding close attention to the capabilities of opposing military forces.

Wargames Modern Warfare Wargame Grid Movement Hexagon Grid

Players

2-6

Play time

60-240 min

Age

10+

Complexity

3.79/5

Rating

6.66

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

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(from the Box:) MBT is a detailed look at the organization, equipment and capabilities of some of today's most powerful and advanced military forces.

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(from the Box:) MBT is a detailed look at the organization, equipment and capabilities of some of today's most powerful and advanced military forces. Included are the latest American, West German and Soviet vehicles, their accompanying infantry and attached weapons, and the supporting artillery, air and helicopter elements that compose modern "combined arms" forces. It's all here, and YOU are in command! MBT is a turn based, hex and counter tactical game of "modern" tank warfare. Each turn is 1-5 minutes, each hex 100 meters. Unit counters are single vehicles or infantry squads/teams. 436 counters (2 of which are blanks)

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
60–240 min
Age
10+
Complexity
3.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
James M. Day

Artists

2
Rich Hasenauer Charles Kibler

Publishers

1
The Avalon Hill Game Co