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Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975
2011
Rules assistance for Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 280 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
Rules assistant for Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975
For 2 players
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Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 is a board game released in 2011 for 2 players and 280 minutes per game. It was designed by Perry Moore and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
(from ATO website): Two years after the last US troops left Vietnam, People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) General Van Tien Dung launched Operation 275, a "limited" offensive designed to set up an attack on the provincial capital of Pleiko. Rapid collapse of South Vietnamese (ARVN) forces caused a change in plan, with PAVN forces quickly taking one city after another, pausing only before an attack on Saigon itself. Based on previous performance, when three full PAVN divisions, supported by tanks and ample artillery, attacked one depleted ARVN division at Xuân Lộc, Dung expected a cake walk. What he got was a Meatgrinder instead. For two bloody weeks, a division regarded as "unreliable" held back everything the PAVN could throw against them, inflicting heavy losses. No one, on either side, expected such heavy fighting. And hardly anyone thought that this would actually be "the last battle" of a 30 year conflict. It was. Now, Against the Odds lets you refight this key moment in history, with Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc, 1975. The design uses a variable initiative system that keeps both sides uncertain, and features all the weapon systems that made this battle, and this period, so distinctive. The ARVN player employs cluster bombs, daisy cutters, M-48 tanks, and helicopters against seemingly overwhelming numbers of PAVN troops, artillery, and T-54 tanks. Leadership, close assaults, and airborne operations are also included...all the tools for attack and defense that made this a classic confrontation. Meatgrinder and issue #33 of ATO: Map - One full color 22"x34" mapsheet Counters - 280 full color 1/2" die-cut pieces Rules length - 10 pages Charts and tables - 2 pages Complexity - Medium Solitaire suitability - Average
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- LPS, Inc.
- Against the Odds
Questions and answers
Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 is 280 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 has a complexity rating of 2.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 belongs to these categories: Wargame and Vietnam War. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 are: Perry Moore. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975 as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.