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Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame

Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame

2023·Mike Lambo

1 players
10 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Western forces in Vietnam soon realised that traditional military strategies and tactics would not win the war. Jungle based guerilla warfare required a different approach. Part of the tactical revision involved using smaller teams of men going deep into enemy territory. Intelligence gathering was extremely important in Vietnam. Development of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol followed. In fact, the concept was not new and similar methods had been used many years before in the American Revolutionary War and in World War II amongst others. In Vietnam, the LRRPs (pronounced Lurps) usually consisted of around six men. They worked closely as a team, were heavily armed and generally did whatever was necessary to get the job done. Their aim was to remain undetected if possible. Working deep behind enemy lines, as well as reconnaissance they carried out a variety of mission types. In this game you will control a LRRP as they are dropped in the jungle, carry out their mission orders and then proceed to the extraction zone. The death of any member of your team will result in instant defeat. This game book is a solitaire wargame. You play the game, and the enemy is controlled by the game book (or the Artificial Intelligence). You will need around a dozen standard six-sided dice. -descripion from the designer

Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame

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Long Range Recon Patrol - Instructional Playthrough1:18:52

Long Range Recon Patrol - Instructional Playthrough

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Coffee with Kilroy - Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame (Lambo)11:02

Coffee with Kilroy - Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame (Lambo)

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Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from August to September 2023.

To learn the rules, start with "Long Range Recon Patrol - Instructional Playthrough" by Mike Lambo Games, which runs 1 h 19 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Coffee with Kilroy - Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame (Lambo)" by KilroyWasHere.

If you like it, try Hellcat Tankers: A Solitaire Wargame, Lone Sherman: A Solitaire Wargame, Battles of Napoleonic Europe: A Solitaire Wargame and Lone Sherman: The Pacific – A Solitaire Wargame, also by Mike Lambo.

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Long Range Recon Patrol - Instructional PlaythroughHow to play1:18:52

Long Range Recon Patrol - Instructional Playthrough

Mike Lambo Games

Mike Lambo Games

Coffee with Kilroy - Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame (Lambo)Review11:02

Coffee with Kilroy - Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame (Lambo)

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About Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame

From BoardGameGeek:

Western forces in Vietnam soon realised that traditional military strategies and tactics would not win the war. Jungle based guerilla warfare required a different approach. Part of the tactical revision involved using smaller teams of men going deep into enemy territory. Intelligence gathering was extremely important in Vietnam. Development of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol followed. In fact, the concept was not new and similar methods had been used many years before in the American Revolutionary War and in World War II amongst others. In Vietnam, the LRRPs (pronounced Lurps) usually consisted of around six men. They worked closely as a team, were heavily armed and generally did whatever was necessary to get the job done. Their aim was to remain undetected if possible. Working deep behind enemy lines, as well as reconnaissance they carried out a variety of mission types. In this game you will control a LRRP as they are dropped in the jungle, carry out their mission orders and then proceed to the extraction zone. The death of any member of your team will result in instant defeat. This game book is a solitaire wargame. You play the game, and the enemy is controlled by the game book (or the Artificial Intelligence). You will need around a dozen standard six-sided dice. -descripion from the designer

Designer

Mike Lambo

Artist

Matias Cazorla

Publisher

Self-published

Categories

Vietnam WarWargame

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