# Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 – Deluxe Edition

Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 – Deluxe Edition is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 90–240 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90–240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Year published:** 2027
- **Categories:** Modern Warfare, Wargame, Vietnam War
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Dice Rolling

**Designers:** Jim Dunnigan, John Prados, Redmond A. Simonsen

**Artists:** Redmond A. Simonsen

**Publishers:** Decision Games (I)

## Similar games

- [Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dien-bien-phu-the-final-gamble)
- ['65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam](https://www.ludoya.com/games/65-squad-level-combat-in-the-jungles-of-vietnam)
- [Silver Bayonet: The First Team in Vietnam, 1965 (25th Anniversary Edition)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/silver-bayonet-the-first-team-in-vietnam-1965-25th-anniversary-edition)
- [Lock 'n Load: Forgotten Heroes – Vietnam](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lock-n-load-forgotten-heroes-vietnam)
- [Vietnam 1965-1975](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vietnam-1965-1975)
- [Fire in the Lake](https://www.ludoya.com/games/fire-in-the-lake)
- [Storm Over Dien Bien Phu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/storm-over-dien-bien-phu)
- [Hearts and Minds: Vietnam 1965-1975](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hearts-and-minds-vietnam-1965-1975)
- [Downtown: Air War Over Hanoi, 1965-1972](https://www.ludoya.com/games/downtown-air-war-over-hanoi-1965-1972)
- [The Speed of Heat: Air Combat Over Korea and Vietnam](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-speed-of-heat)
- [Next War: Korea](https://www.ludoya.com/games/next-war-korea)
- [Next War: Taiwan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/next-war-taiwan)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/year-of-the-rat-vietnam-1972-deluxe-edition)
- [Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 – Deluxe Edition in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/year-of-the-rat-vietnam-1972-deluxe-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/464120)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._