Clash of Arms Games has indicated that Persian Incursion, co-designed by legendary wargame designer and author Larry Bond, has hit the printers and will soon be available here in the good old U.S. of A. Ripped straight from the international headlines, the subject of the game is an air confrontation between Israel and a nuclear Iran.
From Clash of Arms:
“Is Iran building a nuclear weapon? Little is known for certain. However, on June 6, 2006, Israeli Transport Minister, Shaul Mofaz said; “If Iran continues with its program for developing nuclear weapons, we will attack it”.
Persian Incursion explores the political and military effects of an Israeli military campaign against Iran. It uses rules adapted from Harpoon 4 to resolve the military action. But its goal is to look beyond the military action by modeling the political and intelligence actions and consequences of a potential political conflict by including a card-based diplomatic/political component to the game.
Players spend Political, Intelligence and Military Points to influence allies or enemies, purchase reinforcements, execute military strikes or shape their own domestic opinion. Players choose variable starting conditions that shape scenarios, while random strategic events influence play in unexpected ways.
Persian Incursion provides comprehensive and detailed information on:
- Orders of battle for the Israeli and Iranian Air Forces and the Iranian Air Defense Force
- Analysis of the Iranian nuclear and oil infrastructure
- Iranian ballistic missiles and Israeli ballistic missile defenses
- Target folders for Iranian nuclear facilities, oil terminals and refineries, and airfields
- Variable starting conditions
Components:
- Approx. 110 pages Rule book
- 17 x 22″ Full color map
- Short Deck of “Super Cards” (4.25 x 6″)
- 2 Full decks of playing cards (110 cards)
- Cardboard counters
- Box and dice
Clash of Arms is well known for cutting edge, yet immensely playable, simulations of historical and hypothetical conflicts of the past, present, and near future. Persion Incursion looks very intriguing and when you add Larry Bond into the mix (no offense meant to Chris Carlson or Jeff Dougherty) means this is going to be something to really keep an eye out for my fellow wargamers and I this November!
Jeff,
Thanks for the plug! If your readers are interested, I posted a longer discussion about what Persian Incursion is like to play over on ConSimWorld, along with some Q&A sessions. The Persian Incursion forum can be found at:
http://talk.consimworld.com/[email protected]…
I still check the forum every couple days, so if anyone has a question about the game leave it there and I'll be happy to answer.