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Operation Rolling Thunder: Air War Over North Vietnam, 1965-1968

Game ID: GID0235052
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Year
2024
Players
1-2
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Description

Simulation of the US Air Force and US Navy bombing campaign over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 with card driven tactics and pilot experience progression

Description

Simulation of the US Air Force and US Navy bombing campaign over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 with card driven tactics and pilot experience progression

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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Intriguing addition to the solitaire war game category.
  • Looks like a fantastic exploration of the topic.
  • Sharp counter detail.
Cons
  • Playtest graphics, not final components.
Thematic elements
  • US Air Force and Navy bombing campaign
  • North Vietnam (1965-1968)
Comparison games
  • 20th Air Force
  • Eighth Air Force
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • campaign game — A campaign game divided into seasons.
  • Card Play — Card play influences actions and strength.
  • cooperative play — Designed as a solitaire or cooperative game.
  • Counter and Cube Components — Uses a counter set and wooden cubes.
  • solitaire play — Designed as a solitaire or cooperative game.
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  • 1944 Battle of the Bulge is fantastic it's just a little bit over half price
  • this is a really fun accessible hex and counters game that it's one of the I recommend to people if you're looking to get into hex and counters games this is a really good one
  • Soviet Dawn i' I I don't know anything about this game other than I've seen a bunch of people playing and I've heard good things about it
  • although we have one month left to go what has been your game your historical game your historical war game of 2024 so far
  • now if you don't play historical games or war games that's fine put your game of the year that's good as well but I'll leave you to define the criteria for 2024 is it your best game that was released in 2024 that's okay or the best game that you played for the first time in 2024 that's okay too totally up to you post Down Below in the comments entries is limited to one per person
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