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1972 Ranked #11,207

Year Of The Rat: Vietnam, 1972

This historical wargame has two commanders simulate operations during a thirteen-week offensive in Vietnam. Optional deployment and order-of-battle variations let players reshape a documented campaign before fighting it.

Wargames Modern Warfare Vietnam War Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.75/5

Rating

6.79

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Overview

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Interaction 3.6/5

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How it plays

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Year of the Rat: VietNam, 1972 is a two player wargame simulation of the documented operations during the 13 weeks of the Communist Offensive in the Spring of 1972.

Core mechanisms

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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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Year of the Rat: VietNam, 1972 is a two player wargame simulation of the documented operations during the 13 weeks of the Communist Offensive in the Spring of 1972. It includes the historical game and two optional games that play with Variable Order of Battle or Player selected deployments. 200 counters NOTE: One of the very few (only?) Vietnam wargames ever published (in multiple, hard-copy formats) in the same year during which the conflict occurred. Strategy & Tactics magazine #35, and stand-alone flatpack editions were both released.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Modern Warfare Vietnam War Wargame

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Country: Cambodia Country: Vietnam History: Vietnam War Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Two-Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Jim Dunnigan John Prados Redmond A. Simonsen

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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