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The Boer War

1991

The Boer War

2–2 players · 360 min · 12+

A strategic-level game on the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902.

One turn = one month One hex = 15 miles One strength point = 500 men (British), 333 men (Boers)

Components: one standard-size game map, one sheet of counters, and a rule book.

Scenarios include the Traditional War, the Guerrilla War, and the Campaign Game.

The game was included with the 3W game The Defense of Rorke's Drift, but is a completely separate game.

ONE MUST OBTAIN THE DEFENSE OF RORKE'S DRIFT GAME IN ORDER TO GET THIS GAME.

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