From: Dave Cann Subject: Re: Indochina War games I've got a game called "First Indochina War" by Third Millenia which covers the subject matter you're interested in. The following is a quickie review I posted a while back... First the raw data: 1 rulebook (small) - 12 pages (6 pages of meat) 1 countersheet - 154 counters (black on blue for French, black on Green for VN) 1 22x34 mapshet - white background with 4 print colors covering Northern Vietnam (centered around Hanoi), Laos, and China General Scheme: Pretty simple SoP: Vietminh Turn: A. Reinforcement Phase B. Movement Phase C. Combat Phase D, Recovery Phase French Turn A. Reinforcement Phase B. Movement Phase C. Combat Phase D, Bombardment Phase Game Turn Indication A brief readthrough of the rules reveals pretty simple mechanics for movement/combat. Units are rated for movement (French typically 1-3, Vietminh 2-5). One strange element in the game I noticed is that as far as I can tell, the combat strength of all units is 1. There are special rules for Guerilla units. They can move one area at a time (they board being split into about 12-15 areas). There real strength lies in their ability to stop the movement of any enemy unit anywhere within their area and to iniate combat. IOW they don't have to be adjacent to the enemy units, just within the same area. Other special rules exist for French Bombardment (handled by way of 7 air counters and 3 Dinassaut counters which can re used once a turn for bombard VM units), the defensive de Lattre line rounding Hanoi, supply, and air drops. The game is won by controlling areas and cities according to their VP value. VP are gained by controlling all of the cities in an area. Guerilla units cannot capture a city, only regular units. The game lasts 27 game turns. Overall, the production quality is fair, and the game seems pretty simple, but since I haven't played it I can't make any further comment. I have always been very interested in this period and would love to see another attempt at this conflict (ATTENTION: TED AND JOHN!) Thanks for reading, dave