For those looking for a wargame tackling a conflict or battle which hasn’t been gamed to death may be interested in taking a look at the first title in the new Victory Point Games African Wars series: The Last King of Scotland. The new game simulates the late 1970’s Uganda-Tanzania War and is for two players – with rules for solitaire play as well. The game is available as a boxed game (with mounted map) for $27.95 and as a polybag edition (with paper map) for $17.95.
From VPG:
The modern wars in Africa provide a rich arena of different and unique gaming situations beyond WWII in North Africa (where most wargames have concentrated their examination of wars in Africa). Some of these wars were short affairs of a few months, while others raged for twenty years or more. Each of these modern African wars shaped the political and military future of the continent and they are still finding their way into today’s headlines.
The African Wars series provides a means for understanding these wars that shaped modern Africa and current world opinion.
The Last King of Scotland, the first in the African Wars series by designer Dennis Bishop, simulates the Uganda-Tanzania War of 1978 – 1979 that ousted Uganda’s President for Life, Idi Amin Dada. With a seeming fascination for all things Scottish, Idi Amin referred to himself as the “uncrownedking of Scotland”. When Amin fled Uganda, in a sense he truly became ”The Last King of Scotland.”
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