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First Look | Real life Professional Military Game | Littoral Commander
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Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific (LC) is a 2 to 6-player ‘grand tactical’ wargame which explores the future of warfare. The wargame is designed to be accessible to all levels of players, whether civilian or military, and with no experience with games necessary to play (though it is helpful!). Utilizing a dynamic card-oriented game system, LC offers fast-paced, accessible, and flexible gameplay with plenty of player interaction during turns. LC is not about number-crunching or odds-totaling. The LC series provides a rich and interactive “intellectual sandbox” for inquisitive minds to explore and engage with the daunting challenges of current and future wartime operations.
The game emphasizes the complex nature of future modern warfare involving air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace forces and is already in use for professional military education with military units across the world.
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NOTE: The images provided are from the handmade prototype. The Dietz Foundation game will use double-sided counters rather than wood blocks; this will permit easier stacking on the board and on task force charts. It also means no stickers for players to apply!
AN IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Everything here are the ideas of the designer. They don’t represent the views of the USMC or the designer’s employer (the Center for Naval Analyses).
And the designer? Well, he is Sebastian J. Bae! Bae is a research analyst and game designer, focusing on wargaming, the future of warfare, emerging technologies, and strategy and doctrine. He teaches wargame design courses at Georgetown University and the U.S. Naval Academy.
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2023·Sebastian J. Bae, M. Scott Bond, Mac Kramer, Caitlyn Leong, Patrick McLaughlin, Nicolas “Nikolai” Rice, Nick Wernert
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Mainly unboxings. Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 6 players
60 - 240 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific, from BoardGameGeek:
Littoral Commander (formerly Fleet Marine Force) is a 2-6 player boardgame about potential military conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, a hybrid of standard hex and counter wargames and card-driven games. Players spend Action Points (AP) during their turn to activate cards or move units on the game board. The game was originally designed for professional military education, but has been adapted for commercial release.
The units in the game represent current and future project capabilities for the US Marine Corps / US Navy and the Chinese Navy and Marine Corps (PLAN/PLANMC). The gameplay emphasizes coordination within teams to successfully find and engage the enemy through both kinetic (like missiles) and non-kinetic (like cyber) means. Over 200+ Joint Capability Cards (JCCs) represent a wide range of joint and adversary capabilities. This includes cyber-attacks, influence operations, bomber strikes, submarines, key enablers, and more.
The system highlights the importance of reconnaissance, long-range strike, logistics, and cyber capabilities in modern combat. It is designed as an accessible and modular system for both experienced and new players.
The game features a scenario system, where players can play on four different maps: Luzon, Taiwan, Straits of Malacca, and Okinawa. Players can play one of the baseline scenarios provided, but are also encouraged to adapt and create their own scenarios for the game.
-description from the designer
Designers
Sebastian J. Bae, M. Scott Bond, Mac Kramer, Caitlyn Leong, Patrick McLaughlin, Nicolas “Nikolai” Rice, Nick Wernert
![Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific [Dietz Foundation, 2023]](https://img.youtube.com/vi_webp/T7ufNuNMAJQ/mqdefault.webp)
