1972: The Lost Phantom
(2017)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 0 and up. You can play with 1 to 1 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Events, Hexagon Grid, Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil, Simulation, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling und Tile Placement...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 90 |
| Minimum age: | 0 |
| Number of players: | 1 |
| Publisher: | (Web published) |
| Designers: | Mike Heiman |
| Artists: | Mike Heiman |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Events, Hexagon Grid, Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil, Simulation, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling, Tile Placement |
Description from the designer:
You are an American F-4 pilot shot down behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War. Wounded and disoriented, you must make your way to safety before the North Vietnamese Army captures you. (Based on a true story.)
"1972: The Lost Phantom" is a free print-and-play solitaire, map-making, survival game focused on a realistic immersion into a narrative of being shot down behind enemy lines. It's the 3rd in the xx72 line of 1-page micro games. The game consists of 1 Player Sheet (disposable) and 5 pages of rules, all in a black and white low ink format. It takes 10-30 seconds to set up a game. The inspiration for this game comes from B-17: Queen of the Skies and Source of the Nile.
This game won 2nd place as best Tactical Scale game and 2nd place for best Short/Quick/Small game in the 2016-2017 Wargame PnP Contest.
Alternative names:
1972: The Lost Phantom
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