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Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972

Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 1972

Design Jim Dunnigan , John Prados , Redmond Aksel Simonsen Art Redmond Aksel Simonsen Publisher SPI (Simulations Publications , Inc.)
6.8 /10
BGG rating
#13022
BGG rank
2.8
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
120
Minutes
12
Age
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Year of the Rat: VietNam, 1972 is a two player wargame simulation of the documented operations during the 13 weeks of the Communist Offensive in the Spring of 1972. It includes the historical game and two optional games that play with Variable Order of Battle or Player selected deployments.

200 counters

NOTE: One of the very few (only?) Vietnam wargames ever published (in multiple, hard-copy formats) in the same year during which the conflict occurred.

Strategy & Tactics magazine #35, and stand-alone flatpack editions were both released.

Filed Under

Categories
Modern Warfare Vietnam War Wargame
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid
Also known as
Year of the Rat: The Communist 1972 Spring Offensive in Vietnam · Year of the Rat: The Communist Spring Offensive in Vietnam, 1972
BGG ratings
124 · geek rating 5.55
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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