Storm over Hengyang 1944

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Storm over Hengyang 1944

Score
7.3
Players
1-2
Time
120
Recommended Age
12+
Difficulty
hard
Official Website
Not provided
Type
game
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Description

"Storm over Hengyang 1944 (衡陽風暴1944)" is a two-player board wargame that simulates the defense of Hengyang in late stage of Ichigo Operation, June 24 to August 8, 1944.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Hengyang

Each turn represents 1 week and each area is about 1 km across. One player commands the Imperial Japanese Army(大日本帝國陸軍)and the other player commands the National Revolutionary Army(國民革命軍).

In SoH, each player uses leader points to activate units in each area for moving or firing. In each turn, each player draws tactic markers respectively and roll for initiative. The units includes infantry, artillery, mortar, and engineer. The NRA side needs to hold two areas in the Hengyang City for 7 turns to win the game.

The components includes one 22*34 inches map and 180 5/8 inch die-cut counters.