
2025 · Wargame
World War 3: 1989, East Asia Front
Fight World War III across East Asia, with campaigns covering Korea, Hokkaido, Manchuria, and Taiwan. Players command divisions, brigades, regiments, and air units across a map where each hex represents 45 kilometers and each turn covers one week. The system includes Tension Cards, industrial areas, megacities, railroads and rail transport, front supply heads, fortifications, and a theater-wide battle. Individual scenarios support one or two players, while the full campaign expands to one to four players.
- Players
- 1–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 360–2200 min
- Age
- 16+
- Complexity
- 2 / 5
Modern WarfareGrid MovementSimulationDice Rolling
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