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Brief Border Wars II

Brief Border Wars II

2025·Brian Train

1 - 2 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Brief Border Wars 2 is the second set of four small operational level games on short border conflicts. The game system uses a card-driven system first introduced in Brief Border Wars that models the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of these impromptu wars. Four sets of exclusive rules reflect the peculiar nature of each conflict. Your sense of improvisation will be challenged as you explore four of the more interesting small wars fought in the early 20th century. The four conflicts include: 1913: Second Balkan War (also known as “The Interallied War”) - Bulgaria vs Romania and Ottoman forces. 1919: The Seven-Day War (also known as “Teschen”): Czechoslovakia and Poland fight for the Duchy of Teschen (Cieszyn in Polish). 1939: The Nomonhan Incident (also known as “The Battle of Khalkin Gol”) - Japan and the Soviet Union clash in Mongolia. 1940: The Italo-Greek War (also known as “The Balkan Defiance”) - The first two months of the Italian invasion of Greece in the fall/winter of 1940. These games are ideal short matches to finish off an evening of gaming, or fill a lunch hour. Product information Complexity: 4 out of 10 Solitaire Suitability: 5 out of 10 Time Scale: variable (1 day to 1 week per turn) Map Scale: variable (area movement) Unit Scale: variable (paramilitary “groups” to divisions) Players: 1-2 (best with 2) Playing Time: 1-2 hours each -description from publisher's website

Brief Border Wars II

Which Brief Border Wars II video should I watch?

Brief Border Wars II has 3 videos from 3 creators: 3 unboxings. They date from 2025 to March 2026.

If you like it, try A Distant Plain, Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62, We Are Coming, Nineveh and China's War 1937-1941, also by Brian Train.

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Brief Border Wars II from Compass GamesUnboxing36:19

Brief Border Wars II from Compass Games

Meandering Mike

Meandering Mike

Brief Border Wars 2 UnboxingUnboxing13:22

Brief Border Wars 2 Unboxing

Pushing Cardboard

Pushing Cardboard

Brief Border Wars II (Compass Games) - Unbox & My First LookUnboxing18:57

Brief Border Wars II (Compass Games) - Unbox & My First Look

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KilroyWasHere

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About Brief Border Wars II

From BoardGameGeek:

Brief Border Wars 2 is the second set of four small operational level games on short border conflicts. The game system uses a card-driven system first introduced in Brief Border Wars that models the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of these impromptu wars. Four sets of exclusive rules reflect the peculiar nature of each conflict. Your sense of improvisation will be challenged as you explore four of the more interesting small wars fought in the early 20th century. The four conflicts include: 1913: Second Balkan War (also known as “The Interallied War”) - Bulgaria vs Romania and Ottoman forces. 1919: The Seven-Day War (also known as “Teschen”): Czechoslovakia and Poland fight for the Duchy of Teschen (Cieszyn in Polish). 1939: The Nomonhan Incident (also known as “The Battle of Khalkin Gol”) - Japan and the Soviet Union clash in Mongolia. 1940: The Italo-Greek War (also known as “The Balkan Defiance”) - The first two months of the Italian invasion of Greece in the fall/winter of 1940. These games are ideal short matches to finish off an evening of gaming, or fill a lunch hour. Product information Complexity: 4 out of 10 Solitaire Suitability: 5 out of 10 Time Scale: variable (1 day to 1 week per turn) Map Scale: variable (area movement) Unit Scale: variable (paramilitary “groups” to divisions) Players: 1-2 (best with 2) Playing Time: 1-2 hours each -description from publisher's website

Designer

Brian Train

Artist

Knut Grünitz

Publisher

Compass Games

Categories

Post-NapoleonicWargameWorld War IWorld War II

Mechanics

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