€ 84,95
Brand: GMT Language: English Conditions: New EAN: 817054010752 N° of players: 2 Playing time: 120-480' Age: 12+ Author: Gene Billingsley, Mitchell Land


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Next War: Taiwan, the next volume in GMT's series of Next War games and the follow-on to Next War: Korea, allows players to fight a near future war in and around the island of Taiwan. In this sequel, the communist state of China, the PRC, has decided that its time to end the rhetoric and posturing and bring the breakaway republic back into the Socialist Harmonious Society.

Due to the nature of the "terrain" surrounding Taiwan, the game features an expanded, yet still abstracted and playable, naval system including submarine threats, ASW, mine warfare, and anti-naval strikes. In addition, rules exist for combining Next War: Taiwan with Next War: Korea to simulate an expanded conflict.

Note: the Next War series is not an Introductory wargame. Rather, GMT has intended herein to create a system (and a series) that will allow detailed study of modern warfare in various venues as well as engaging gameplay. That said, the Standard Game rules encompass a fairly straightforward ruleset that will, we think, be considered pretty "easy to learn" by experienced wargamers. So players who choose to play Standard Game scenarios can have a relatively quick game when that's what suits them. The real flavor of a war in the theatre, though, comes through in the Advanced Game, where you get much more control over airpower and can more clearly see each side's strengths and weaknesses. For players who want a "mini-monster game" experience, playing the Advanced Game Campaign Scenarios with some or all of the optional rules will definitely "deliver."

 

Standard Game Complexity 5/9

Advanced Game Complexity 8/9

Solitaire Suitability 7/9

One 22"x34" map
Three counter sheets (684 counters)
One Standard & Advanced Rulebook
One Game Specific Rulebook
One 11"x17" Naval Display
One 11"x17" Air Superiority Display
Several full-color Player Aid Cards