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Year Of The Rat: Vietnam, 1972 box art

Year Of The Rat: Vietnam, 1972

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.75

Rating

6.79

Fit

Teach ?

Not enough signal

Replay ?

Not enough signal

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling ?

Not enough signal

Strategy ?

Not enough signal

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Luck profile

Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

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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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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