The China War: Sino-Soviet Conflict in the 1980s
(1979)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 120 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) |
| Designers: | Brad Hessel |
| Artists: | Redmond A. Simonsen |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simulation |
The China War: Sino-Soviet Conflict in the 1980s, is an operational-level simulation of the (then) current military situation in Asia.
The game consists of three scenarios.
The first covers the first eight weeks of a full-scale war against the People's Republic of China (PRC) by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
The second scenario examines the possibility of a second more serious war between Vietnam and the PRC.
The third concerns a possible Taiwanese amphibious invasion of the mainland in the context of an ongoing Sino-Soviet War.
A hypothetical Soviet invasion of China in the nuclear age. Published as a magazine game in Strategy & Tactics magazine #76.
Game Scale:
Turn: 1 Week
Hex: 78.2 Miles / 126 Kilometers
Units: Division to Corps/Army
Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full-color mapsheet
One dual-side printed countersheet (200 1/2" counters)
One 12-page China War rules booklet
One 6-sided dice
Alternative names:
The China War: Sino-Soviet Conflict in the 1980s
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