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Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War

Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War

2008·Darin A. Leviloff

1 players
15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

From the Publisher: Israeli Independence is an introductory level solitaire wargame that tells the rich and engaging story of the First Arab-Israeli War – Israel's War for Independence. Five Arab armies, poised at the borders of the newly declared state, launch their determined invasions – and each must be pushed back in turn before any reaches West Jerusalem, the new Israeli capital. As the headlines unfold and the vast forces of the Arab League relentlessly press forward, can you successfully allocate the precious few resources of the new Israeli Defense Force (IDF) to conduct daring offensives that will send them reeling back? Can you push the Arab legions back so far that an armistice can be achieved and these threats removed? Or will you be over-whelmed and defeated, seeing Zionist aspirations crushed? Wargames recreate situations so that they can be studied and played, and Israeli Independence is particularly well suited to classroom use. The included BATTLESSON (TM) article helps explain this useful and fascinating field of study: wargaming. Expanded by: Israeli Independence Expansion Kit

Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War

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Israeli Independence - States of Siege Play-through37:38

Israeli Independence - States of Siege Play-through

Meandering Mike

Meandering Mike

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Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War (2008)22:25

Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War (2008)

Goldsack

Goldsack

Watch it played

Israeli Independence Game 2 - States of Siege Play-through19:17

Israeli Independence Game 2 - States of Siege Play-through

Meandering Mike

Meandering Mike

Which Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War video should I watch?

Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from 2023 to June 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Israeli Independence - States of Siege Play-through" by Meandering Mike, which runs 38 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War (2008)" by Goldsack. To see it played, watch "Israeli Independence Game 2 - States of Siege Play-through" by Meandering Mike.

If you like it, try Hapsburg Eclipse: The Great War in Eastern Europe 1914-1918, Soviet Dawn: The Russian Civil War 1918-1921 – Deluxe Edition and Ottoman Sunset: The Great War in the Near East, also by Darin A. Leviloff, or The Lamps are Going Out: World War I, which shares several of its mechanics.

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Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War (2008)Review22:25

Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War (2008)

Goldsack

Goldsack

Israeli Independence Game 2 - States of Siege Play-throughPlaythrough19:17

Israeli Independence Game 2 - States of Siege Play-through

Meandering Mike

Meandering Mike

Israeli Independence - States of Siege Play-throughHow to play37:38

Israeli Independence - States of Siege Play-through

Meandering Mike

Meandering Mike

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About Israeli Independence: The First Arab-Israeli War

From BoardGameGeek:

From the Publisher: Israeli Independence is an introductory level solitaire wargame that tells the rich and engaging story of the First Arab-Israeli War – Israel's War for Independence. Five Arab armies, poised at the borders of the newly declared state, launch their determined invasions – and each must be pushed back in turn before any reaches West Jerusalem, the new Israeli capital. As the headlines unfold and the vast forces of the Arab League relentlessly press forward, can you successfully allocate the precious few resources of the new Israeli Defense Force (IDF) to conduct daring offensives that will send them reeling back? Can you push the Arab legions back so far that an armistice can be achieved and these threats removed? Or will you be over-whelmed and defeated, seeing Zionist aspirations crushed? Wargames recreate situations so that they can be studied and played, and Israeli Independence is particularly well suited to classroom use. The included BATTLESSON (TM) article helps explain this useful and fascinating field of study: wargaming. Expanded by: Israeli Independence Expansion Kit

Designer

Darin A. Leviloff

Artist

Vince DeNardo

Publisher

Victory Point Games

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