Taipei: China Invades

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 3.5

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Taipei: China Invades has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement in player strategy. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, providing a balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Taipei: China Invades has a good replayability score of 7.7.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Taipei: China Invades is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and 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

Originally published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #202 (Mar/Apr 2000). Taipei is an operational level game on the hypothetical invasion of the Republic of China (known also as Taiwan) by the communist Peoples' Republic of China. The game covers a wide spectrum of modern operation warfare, including rules for not only land and air warfare, but also has extensive rules covering C4I and political support for the warring sides. Players may choose from different options, which affects the number and strength of units available to both sides, at the expense of political points. Victory is determined on two levels, political and military, with each being given equal weightage. Units protrayed are mainly divisions, with special brigades, such as airmobile units, spec-ops units and helicopter units being represented. The game map covers the entire island of Formosa (also known as Taiwan). Map scale is 10km per hexagon.

Mechanism

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Hexagon Grid

Family

6

Cities: Taipei (Taiwan) Country: China Country: Taiwan Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Two Player Only Games Theme: Alternate History

Type

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Wargames

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Credits

Designers

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Joseph Miranda

Artists

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Beth Queman

Publishers

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Decision Games (I)

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