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Operation Iron Fist

Operation Iron Fist

Formosa Force Games · 2015Expansion
1–215–30 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity10.0 BGG8CouplesStrategy
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Operation Iron Fist is the introductory scenario of Board Wargame Magazine 11 Iron Guards: Battle of Shanghai. It is a P&P game with 4 page rule, 1 A4 map, and 26 counters.

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Operation Iron Fist is the introductory scenario of Board Wargame Magazine #11 Iron Guards: Battle of Shanghai. It is a P&P game with 4 page rule, 1 A4 map, and 26 counters.

Players play the commander of National Revolutionary Army (NRA) 9th Army Group and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Shanghai Special Naval Landing Forces respectively. Every hex is 3-4km across and every turn is 7-8 days. Every units represents battalion to division. Players roll a dice to get operation points to activate ground units to fight each other. Player occupied the IJN HQ wins the game after 3 turns.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating10.0 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Play time
15–30 min
Players
1–2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Operation Iron Fist support?
Operation Iron Fist is played by 1–2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Operation Iron Fist take?
A game of Operation Iron Fist takes about 15–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Operation Iron Fist for?
Operation Iron Fist is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Operation Iron Fist?
Operation Iron Fist has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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