Brief Border Wars

2020

Brian Train

BGG Geek Rating

5.6

based on 107 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.2

community average

BGG Ranking

#10895

all board games

Players

2-2

Weight

2.64/5.00

Playtime

120 min

Age

12+

🎮

Play Online

Available on multiple platforms

VASSAL

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

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

📂 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