Cover art for Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 – Deluxe Edition

Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 – Deluxe Edition

2027 · BGG
Avg rating
9.29
Bayes rating
0.00
Weight
0.00 (Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
7

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Description

Year of the Rat Deluxe Edition; recreates the “Easter Offensive” of the North Vietnamese into South Vietnam on 30 March 1972. This Deluxe Edition enhances the original, acclaimed SPI game design (published during the campaign) with a half-century of research and analysis, providing updated orders of battle and terrain analysis. Three scenarios and fifteen order of battle variants cover a wide range of game options, including operations into Laos and Cambodia. Additional features include: New graphics on enlarged maps and counters Expanded Allied airmobile operations and units NVA divisional reorganization and tank regiments Full 1971–72 US order of battle Australian, Royal Thai, Cambodian, and Khmer Rouge forces Vietnamese and US Navy riverine units ARVN base camps and regional forces Extensive optional rules —description from the publisher

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Dice rolling

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Decision Games (I)

Designers

Jim Dunnigan John Prados Redmond Aksel Simonsen