On January 30, 1968 the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army launched a countrywide offensive directed at the major cities and towns of Vietnam. The offensive was unprecedented in its scope and violence and would eventually prove to be the deciding battle of the war.
The game, in somewhat abstract terms, covers all of the important events of the battle. Morale plays a major part of the game, in fact the way to win is by demoralizing your opponent.
Included in the rules are variants, including a 4-player version, and historical commentaries and analysis.
A solitaire game of the 1st Air Cavalry's campaign in the Ia Drang Valley in October 1965. The NVA forces had been building up all year for the first major strike intended to cut South Vietnam in half, and on October 19th the plan went into effect.
The player controls the American forces and the game system controls the NVA.
Scale: the game map covers 400 square miles (point to point distances vary), two day turns, each combat strength equals from one to three hundred men.
Vietnam Solitaire puts the player in the shoes of the South Vietnamese army as they fight off the communists in the 60s and 70s. The player will control units representing ARVN, US Regulars, US Air-Cav, Napalm, B52s and Special Forces fighting against a simulated North Vietnamese & Viet Cong enemy.
The game is designed to be fast-play (approx. 60-90 minutes per game). The components consist of rules, 56 counters and a map of South Vietnam.
Downloads - Rules
Rules: Vietnam-RulesOnly.pdf (v1 - 2011-09-20) Rules does not include game components. If you like this game, go over to wargamedownloads.com and buy it. It's only $4.
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