2011 · Wargame

Phantom Fury

A solitaire tactical wargame that simulates US Marine operations in an urban district during a November 2004 campaign to clear insurgent resistance. The player commands Marine squads, supported by tanks and an Iraqi intervention force section, while an automated system deploys and activates insurgent threats represented initially by hidden suspect markers. Play unfolds on a 61-zone map with multiple location levels per zone; turns represent 15-minute cycles and include support-mission checks (UAV, helicopter, airstrike), reinforcement purchases, squad movement and fire, and assault resolution. Insurgents appear as guerrilla, martyr, sniper or IED threats with different behaviours; assaults vary by vertical relation (top-down, bottom-up, normal) and may trigger random events. The scenario ends after 16 turns or earlier if all zones are secured, with victory determined by area control and points.

groupPlayers

1

schedulePlaying time

240 min

cakeAge

12+

psychologyComplexity

2.9 / 5