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A Line in the Sand

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A Line in the Sand
Rank #17122

A Line in the Sand

1991

Designed by Douglas Niles

Published by TSR

Rating
6.0
Weight
2.8/5
Description

game detail persian gulf war fight early s mechanic similar tsrs wargame red storm rise player game easily gametwo version game play player game quotbasic gamequot military win game player side usually combination middle eastern nation plus player version instance predictably amp ally vs iraq threeplayer game quotholy warquot israel vs iraq yemen jordan vs saudi arabia syria libya lebanon oncombat rule straightforward wargamer familiar mechanic land w infantry iraqi national guard tank sea air unit utilize unit hit remove boardthe gameboard big beautiful large area denote nation middle east abstract land shore uae island oil well airbase stuffthe real game sixplayer diplomatic game player clearly define nato iran israel iraqyemen moderate arabs saudi arabia egypt kuwait etc volatile arabs jordan libya etc add crucial element diplomacy politic make game interesting normal wargaming stuff quotwar feverquot quotjihadquot marker change nation thingsfor instance time unit attack outside turkey war fever quottripwiresquot israel attack neighbor jihad increase war fever jihad permit certain thing happenfor instance war fever get low restrict attack jihad hit revolution occurwhich switch entire nation playermessage send player diplomatic pouchyou simply pull player whisper ear message read big pouch player diplomatic gesture read message readvictory occur case meet objective vary player player quotwar aimquot chit draw game begin player certain exactly player go instance iraq win capture hold kuwait turn jihad reach nonmuslim unit destroy control oil field start depend look forall diplomatic game change basic game political consideration important military onesa simplify version game appear tsr comic warhawks advanced scenarion game comic appear warhawks

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