Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf
BGG rank
BGG #24,722
BGG rating
5.7

Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf

1975

Rules assistance for Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 120 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.2/5

Rules assistant for Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf

For 2 players

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Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf is a board game released in 1975 for 2 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jim Dunnigan and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Oil War - American Intervention in the Persian Gulf, is a brigade/squadron-level simulation of a hypothetical attempt by the United States and various other nations to take over the oil-producing areas of the Middle East. The simulation is primarily of land and air conflict. The game covers an arbitrary period of conflict (sixteen days), in which the issue would be decided. A total of three scenarios are available from which the players may choose. In addition to appearing in Strategy & Tactics magazine #52, Oil War was also released as folio edition as well as a boxed edition.

Questions and answers

Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf 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.