2014Ben Madison
- Videos
- 22
- Creators
- 7
Mostly how-to-play
1 players240 minMedium weight
Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982
2017Ben Madison, Stefan Nellen
- Videos
- 15
- Creators
- 4
Mostly playthroughs and unboxings. Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.
1 players
100 - 250 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Not designed as a detailed simulation, this fun and challenging game illustrates the general strategic course of the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and highlights important historical themes. It is two games in one: a naval/air game (whose mechanics are based on the author's "Don't Tread On Me" system, but using ships and aircraft instead of armies!) in which the British Player fights against the game system's Argentine "A.I." to establish control of the skies; and a ground game (modeled after the game system featured in the author's "Mound Builders" and "The First Jihad") in which the British Player takes advantage of his air superiority to fight and 'yomp' his ground troops across East Falkland to final victory -- or defeat -- in the hills around Stanley. The game features all the historical chrome for which this design team is so well known, including Exocet missiles, Falkland Islander civilian resistance, diplomatic shuttles, covert Soviet aid, SAS guerilla missions, Chilean intervention, US assistance, the Gurkhas, helicopters, "ace" pilots, and even the Pope!
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Which Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982 video should I watch?
Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982 has 15 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs and 4 unboxings. They date from 2017 to January 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Mrs Thatcher's War (preview)", which runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Exemple de partie episode 1 à partir du tour 13". To see it played, watch "Bare Bones Wargaming Mrs. Thatcher's War Opening Turn", one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Don't Tread on Me: The American Revolution Solitaire Board Game, N: The Napoleonic Wars, Global War: World War II Worldwide 1939-1945 and Death in the Trenches: The Great War 1914-1918 (Second Edition), also by Ben Madison.
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About Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982
From BoardGameGeek:
Not designed as a detailed simulation, this fun and challenging game illustrates the general strategic course of the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and highlights important historical themes. It is two games in one: a naval/air game (whose mechanics are based on the author's "Don't Tread On Me" system, but using ships and aircraft instead of armies!) in which the British Player fights against the game system's Argentine "A.I." to establish control of the skies; and a ground game (modeled after the game system featured in the author's "Mound Builders" and "The First Jihad") in which the British Player takes advantage of his air superiority to fight and 'yomp' his ground troops across East Falkland to final victory -- or defeat -- in the hills around Stanley. The game features all the historical chrome for which this design team is so well known, including Exocet missiles, Falkland Islander civilian resistance, diplomatic shuttles, covert Soviet aid, SAS guerilla missions, Chilean intervention, US assistance, the Gurkhas, helicopters, "ace" pilots, and even the Pope!
Designers
Ben Madison, Stefan Nellen
Artists
Tim Allen, Jonathan Carnehl, Ben Madison, Mike Mirfin, Yasushi Nakaguro, Miguel Santacruz
Publisher
White Dog Games
Categories
Mechanics