Holyland: Full Spectrum Warfare in the Middle East
BGG rank
BGG #23,373
BGG rating
6.3

Holyland: Full Spectrum Warfare in the Middle East

2013

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  • 1–3 players
  • Complexity 3.0/5

For 1 player

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Holyland: Full Spectrum Warfare in the Middle East is a board game released in 2013 for 1–3 players. It was designed by Joseph Miranda and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, and Simulation.

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About the game

From the editor's website: The premise of Holy Land is that there is a revitalization of the militant Arab world. They then challenge the Israelis, using not only conventional military forces, but also the full spectrum of conflict, including insurgency and terrorism. The game includes several possible scenario options for different types of conflict. Holy Land game shows some of the major factors involved. The Holy Land game system is based upon Decision: Iraq; there are two players in Holy Land, various Arab powers and foreign fighters, the latter possibly including Al Qaeda and Iranian support, among others, and the Israelis, with possible coalition support. Both players have a set of pieces that represent both conventional and unconventional forces. Players move their pieces across the spaces on the map and engage in various kinds of conflict in order to destroy enemy forces, seize critical objectives, and change the Netwar Index, which is an index used to indicate how successful each side has been in meeting their goals. Furthermore, one unique feature of the Holy Land is that as units engage in combat, their effectiveness may increase or decrease as they gain experience in fighting, or become demoralized. The game map shows Israel and adjoining countries, divided into large rectangular boxes known as regions, representing the general geography of the area. Players deploy their units into region boxes, into the “Open” area. Each region box The game includes two maps (22x34”) and 352 counters.

Publishers

  • Decision Games (I)

Questions and answers

Holyland: Full Spectrum Warfare in the Middle East supports 1–3 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.