Red Sun/Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939
BGG rank
BGG #23,787
BGG rating
5.9

Red Sun/Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939

1993

Rules assistance for Red Sun/Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939

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

  • 2 players
  • 360 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.6/5

Rules assistant for Red Sun/Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939

For 2 players

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Red Sun/Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939 is a board game released in 1993 for 2 players, 360 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by John Desch, Mark Stille, and Keith Schlesinger and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Red Sun / Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939, is a simulation of the battles fought between the Soviets and Japanese in the barren wastes along the ill-defined borders between Mongolia and Manchuria in May-August 1939. Rules are pretty much standard operational WWII system fare with artillery and air missions. Combat is before movement, although units may make overruns during movement. Combat is defensive fire-offensive fire routine using firepower totals and column shifts. Losses are steps but with excess combat strength kept in a pool for future replacement. Beginners & Solitaire rules are included. 3 scenarios: Japanese initial drive, Soviet counter-attack (with a Japanese free setup variant) and Campaign Game. Game Scale: Turn: 1 to several days (depending on scenario) Hex: .75 mile / 1.2 km Unit: Platoon to Regiment Game Inventory: One 22" X 34" mapsheet One countersheet (240 1/2" counters) One 20 page rules booklet Replacement Counters in Strategy & Tactics #162 and #165 Errata in Strategy & Tactics #161, #162, #163 and #166 Q&A in Strategy & Tactics #168

Publishers

  • Decision Games (I)

Questions and answers

Red Sun/Red Star: The Nomonhan Campaign, 1939 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.