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Oil War: American Intervention In The Persian Gulf

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.34

Rating

5.75

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation as players primarily compete against each other.

Replay value

Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameboard, availability of expansions, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf is 5.67. This indicates a moderate influence of luck on the game outcome. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game, and players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither factor dominating the outcome.

Overview

Oil War - American Intervention in the Persian Gulf, is a brigade/squadron-level simulation of a hypothetical attempt by the United States and various other nations to take over the oil-producing areas of the Middle East. The simulation is primarily of land and air conflict. The game covers an arbitrary period of conflict (sixteen days), in which the issue would be decided. A total of three scenarios are available from which the players may choose. In addition to appearing in Strategy & Tactics magazine #52, Oil War was also released as folio edition as well as a boxed edition.

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Credits

Designers

1
Jim Dunnigan

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)