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The China War: Sino-Soviet Conflict in the 1980s

1979 · BGG
Avg rating
5.62
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
2.58 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
190

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Description

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

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Campaign / legacy game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Designers

Brad Hessel