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The Siege of Orgun. Starting positions. Played in Lisbon.
Demoing at the Paris Open, March 2015
Photos of the Orgun area
The Siege of Orgun - counter sheet
Prototype map with near-final counters.

The Siege of Orgun: Afghanistan, 1983 (2015)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
120–120 min
Age
0+
7.38
Average rating
109
Ratings
2.70/5
Weight
#10805
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Patrick Ruestchmann
Artist:Charles Kibler
Publisher:Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社) +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.4, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.4
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameModern WarfareArea-ImpulseArea MovementSimulationDice RollingMovement Points

Overview

The Siege of Orgun: Afghanistan 1983 - a strategic valley in the Paktika Province close to the Pakistan border. A large group of Mujahideen (800 strong) assaults fortified positions, including an airfield and a 19th century fortress, protected by a regiment of the Afghan Army reinforced by Soviet forces.

Game Mechanics:

Area-Impulse system with a twist: new combat sub routines have been added to simulate the asymmetrical nature of the fight, ambush and Harassment attacks by the rebels with more conventional assaults by the DRA (Afghan Army) and Soviets (including helicopters) is the norm in this game. This is a card-assisted system for the element of surprises, helping to fit in the historical events into the game (soviet advisor, radio jamming...). Low counter density. Minimal usage of markers.

Designer: Patrick Ruestchmann Developer: Roger Miller

Reprinted in Command Magazine Japan #139 in February 2018.

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