Brief Border Wars

2020

Brian Train

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2.8

BGG Average Rating

3.6

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#10895

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Players

2-2

Weight

2.6

Playtime

120 min

Age

12+

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⚙️ Game Mechanics

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Area Movement Campaign / Battle Card Driven Card Play Conflict Resolution Dice Rolling Movement Points Simulation Variable Set-up

📂 Categories

Modern Warfare Wargame

🎨 Artists

Mark Mahaffey

🏢 Publishers

Compass Games

📖 About This Game

Brief Border Wars is a quadrigame or set of four mini-games on short border conflicts of the 20th and 21st century, using a card-driven system that models the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of these impromptu wars. The four conflicts included: El Salvador vs. Honduras, 1969 The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, 1974 China vs. Vietnam, 1979 Israel vs. Hezbollah, southern Lebanon, 2006 —description from the publisher