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No Trumpets No Drums: The Vietnam War 1965-1975 box art
1982 Ranked #12,213

No Trumpets No Drums: The Vietnam War 1965-1975

Strategic Vietnam War game has Communist and pro-Western forces fight a political and military struggle for Indochina. Multiple scenarios trace major offensives and changing phases of the long conflict.

Wargames Vietnam War Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.15/5

Rating

6.61

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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?

"No Trumpets, No Drums" is a Strategic level wargame of the war in Vietnam.

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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"No Trumpets, No Drums" is a Strategic level wargame of the war in Vietnam. Two players, representing the Communist states and guerrilla armies of South-east Asia and the pro-Western and neutral states and forces of that region and their American allies, combat each other in a political and military duel for control over Indochina. (from the 2nd edition rulebook) Scenarios: 1968: Tet Offensive 1972: The Easter Offensive 1975: The End 1965-75: The War in Vietnam 1965-68: The American Build-Up Peace With Honour (1969-1972) The Vietnam War: 1973-1975 Components (2nd edition): One 24" x 32" map One 260-counter sheet of playing pieces Two booklets (Rules & Scenarios) Two charts & tables sheets 1st edition issued with The Wargamer Magazine #22.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame Vietnam War

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Country: Cambodia Country: Laos Country: USA Country: Vietnam History: Vietnam War Magazine: The Wargamer

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
240 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Mark McLaughlin T. Larry Tuohy

Publishers

2
3W (World Wide Wargames) One Small Step

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