South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign
BGG rating
7.7

Expansion for Harpoon (Third Edition)

South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign

1991

Rules assistance for South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign

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

  • 2 players
  • 240 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 3.7/5

Rules assistant for South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign

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South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign is an expansion for Harpoon (Third Edition) released in 1991 for 2 players, 240 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ed Kettler and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil.

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About the game

South Atlantic War contains an in-depth treatment of all aspects of the 1982 campaign in the Falkland Islands. It's scenarios can be played separately of as a connected campaign. The scenarios include information from recently released sources, complete orders of battle for both combatants. There are: - 26 Scenarios - 60 Pre-generated Aircraft and Ship data sheets - Historical background - Full orders of battle The 1st Ed, called "Resolution 502) was released soon after the War in 1982 and was also used at the Naval War College and Quantico for officer training. With the publishing of Harpoon 3, a completely revised and updated version "South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands/Malvinas" was released in 1991. A 2nd Ed. of "South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands" was released in 2002 for Harpoon 4. A 3rd Ed. of “South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands” was released in 2022 for Harpoon V

Designers

Publishers

  • Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
  • Clash of Arms Games
  • Admiralty Trilogy Group

Questions and answers

South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign 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.