- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Operations Special Issue #3
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 3.3/5
Rules assistant for Operations Special Issue #3
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Operations Special Issue #3 is an expansion for Advanced Squad Leader released in 2010 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ken Dunn, Chas Argent, Tom Morin, Nadir Elfarra, and Bahadir Erimli and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
About the game
Operations Special Issue #3 contains Fury in the East, Starvation Island, and Warriors of God: War by Proxy. It also includes ASL material. The Hell's Corner SSR rules with a 25.5 x 22" Guadalcanal Map. 5 Hell's Corner Scenarios: HC1 First Matanikau, Guadalcanal 19 August 1942 HC2 Bailey's demise, Guadalcanal 26 September 1942 HC3 Samurai sunset, Guadalcanal 8 October 1942 HC4 Whaling good time, Guadalcanal 9 October 1942 HC5 The sand spit, Guadalcanal 23 October 1942 The five scenarios depict confrontation between American and Japanese troops around Matanikau Village and One Log Bridge, Guadalcanal. Aditionally there are two independent SK scenarios: S35 The Volga is reached!, Stalingrad, Russia 14 September 1942 S36 Satisfaction and confidence, Slobodka, Russia 25 June 1944 The first SK scenario depicts one of the first German assaults on Stalingrad's Volga ferry landings. The second SK scenario depicts a heavy armor clash during Operation Bagration. Read more: Operations Special Magazine.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Multi-Man Publishing
Questions and answers
Operations Special Issue #3 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 catalogue lists Operations Special Issue #3 for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Operations Special Issue #3 has a complexity rating of 3.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Operations Special Issue #3 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. 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 Operations Special Issue #3 are: Ken Dunn, Chas Argent, Tom Morin, Nadir Elfarra, and Bahadir Erimli. 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 Operations Special Issue #3 as an expansion for Advanced Squad Leader. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Advanced Squad Leader to use it. Check that your edition of Advanced Squad Leader is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.