Bloody Keren

1986

Vance von Borries

BGG Geek Rating

5.5

based on 79 ratings

BGG Average Rating

6.5

community average

BGG Ranking

#16414

all board games

Players

2-2

Weight

2.44/5.00

Playtime

90 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Ratio / Combat Results Table Grid Movement Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation Dice Rolling Zone of Control Hexagon Grid Movement Points

📂 Categories

World War II Wargame

🏢 Publishers

3W (World Wide Wargames)

📖 About This Game

(from the rules:) "Bloody Keren is an operational level simulation game of the Allied invasion of Italian Eritrea and Ethiopia during World War 2. Although the war in Africa had begun earlier, this game covers the main Allied invasion which began January 19, 1941, and which did not conclude until the last Italian forces in East Africa surrendered in November 1941." The game uses 4-day turns and has a scale of almost 8 miles per hex. It commences January 19th 1941 and runs through April 8th.