South Africa: The Death of Colonialism
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South Africa: The Death of Colonialism

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Rules assistance for South Africa: The Death of Colonialism

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

  • 120 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.7/5

Rules assistant for South Africa: The Death of Colonialism

For 2 players

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

South Africa: The Death of Colonialism is a board game released in 1977 for 2 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Irad B. Hardy and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.

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About the game

"South Africa: The Vestige of Colonialism", is a two-player operational level wargame simulation of a possible revolt of that nation's Black majority (Black Nationalists) against the White South African government (Republic of South Africa Government) and of the government's reaction to such a revolt. Subtitled 'The Vestige of Colonialism', this game was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #62. Victory points are awarded each player for reduction (or destruction) of their opponent's units and control of certain map hexes. An automatic victory is attained if the ratio of points gained by either player reaches 3:1, otherwise play continues indefinitely (the standard scenario postulates that the Republic of South Africa will eventually collapse). Variable events can prolong the game each turn until one side wins (or surrenders). Game Scale: Turn: 1 Week Hex: 37.2 Miles / 60 Kilometers Units: Company to Battalion Game Inventory: One 22 x 34" full-color mapsheet One dual-side printed countersheet (200 1/2" counters) One 8-page South Africa rules booklet One 6-sided dice

Editions

  • South Africa: The Death of ColonialismenSPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)1977
  • South Africa: The Death of ColonialismenSPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)1977

Designers

Publishers

  • SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Questions and answers

South Africa: The Death of Colonialism 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.