Diên Biên Phu
(1980)
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, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Ratio / Combat Results Table und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 240 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Descartes Editeur |
| Designers: | Jean-Luc Ancely |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Simulation |
Rules in French only .
Book with very short historical events presentation (1 page) plus 6 pages of rules plus 1 page with orders of battle.
The turn represent 2 days.
Game includes a big fold-able mapboard representing the battlefield and die-cut counters.
From the advertisement insert/game list for Jeux Descartes found within the boxed game:
Dien Bien Phu, the final battle of the war in Indochina. The French forces are surrounded by the Viet-Minh army. The outcome of the battle will be deadly. This war game almost puts us in the actual conditions of the battle. Can you change the course of history and defeat the Viet-Minh? A well balanced game that is accessible to all war game fans, even amateurs.
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Diên Biên Phu
Last Updated: 2025-10-08 00:45:25 UTC
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