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Middle East Combat
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Middle East Combat

Requires:Axis & Allies

Designed by Erik James Olsrud

Published by Magic & Tactics Unlimited

Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Game: Axis & Allies (Avalon Hill)

Community Snapshot

Medium complexity
~360 min
6.2 on BGG (16)

Categories

Economic
Buy, sell, trade, and invest — manage money and markets to build wealth.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Modern Warfare
Set in modern-era conflicts — 20th/21st century military operations and geopolitics.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

A medium area movement game playable in ~360 min, rated 6.2 on BGG.

How It Plays

Area Movement

You move your pieces across different regions on the board, trying to position yourself in the best spots.

About This Game

From the insert: "Middle East Combat is a titanic battle between Iraq, the USSR, Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia for control of oil resources and key neutral nations, played with basic Axis & Allies rules." Contents: 23"x30" bright full color folded map showing region names, oil areas, factories, and capitals(Heavy stock paper) 5 unit placement cards Ten page rulebook which covers additional rules for - neutral nation armies - civil insurrections - modern weapon technologies - USSR special rules - game balance adjustments - short game scenarios - map clarifications - 10 questions and answers from the game The Red Pact of USSR and Iraq form one side in this war and the Triad Nations of Iran, Turkey, and Saudi-Egypt form the other side. Victory Conditions, 1) Hold ten oil areas at the end of a full turn, 2) Hold all enemy capitals, or 3) Hold a total of three neutral or enemy capitals. Another use for your Axis & Allies game pieces.

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Region: Middle East

Players

2-5

Play Time

360 min

Complexity

3.0 / 5

Rating

6.2

Year

1993