
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,079
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Cold War Commander: Fast-Play Tabletop Wargame Rules for Combined-Arms Operations, 1946+
- 2 players
- 150 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2006

Rules assistance for The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014
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The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 is a board game expansion released in 2017 for 2–6 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Dean Wilson and its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 covers the area of instability, protests and coup's as well as the ongoing (and continuing) Southern Insurgency (where the RTA and RTP are fighting the Islamic separatists and IS). This book works for 6mm, 15mm and 20mm (1:72) scales and any combination thereof and is ideally for COLD WAR3! Set of rules but is compatible with any of the popular 15mm tabletop rules such as TY and FoW and any titles produced by Dean Wilson. This book covers the organisation of the Royal Thai Army, including all of their equipment (from M48a3 tanks through to the modern T80u's from Ukraine), Humvee's and Honda Pick-Up trucks as well as artillery such as the 105mm Field Howitzer, M-109a1 Paladin and the ubiquitous 81mm mortar! All major Thai units such as the Thahan Phranh (Rangers), the Cavalry and the Armoured units are included as well as weapons from the AK-47 right through to the newly acquired Tavor though the M16 and G3 rifles. The Royal Thai Police, including the Naresuan-261 (HRT unit), the PARU (SWAT), Border Police and the RTP Special Branch -including their equipment such as UH-1D helicopters, Unimog trucks, pick-up trucks, Tactical vehicles, and all light weapons from the AK through to the M16 and M203 grenade launcher. The Southern Insurgents are included with their diverse equipment such as 122mm rockets, 120mm mortars, road side bombs, person borne bombs, assault teams and so on. Two 'drug dealing' armies are included, the LAO Drug Barons and the Burmese Drug barons -so you can play interdiction missions along the Thai borders where Border Police, Army rangers and any units in-between interdict and fight it out with heavily armed drug lords and their private militias. There is also a comprehensive army list for protesting factions (of either the red or yellowshirt variety and any hue in between such as white, lilac, pink or even rainbow coloured!) including taxies, LPG Gas Tankers, protesters, agitators, grenade units, medics, civilians and armed sections. A comprehensive rules section covers drones, tyre fires, taxies (used to blockade routes) army riot squads and police riot squads, engineers, roadside bombs and all wepaons in-between! A campaign and scenario section is included as well as a detailed look at how to asemble and paint a RTP and RTA force. A very detailed history section detailing the various protests, the ongoing insurgency in southern Thailand as well as the history and organisation of the Royal Thai Army and Police is also included. —description from the publisher
The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 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.
The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Modern Warfare. Its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 are: Dean Wilson. 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 The Royal Thai Army: History, Organisation and Insurrection 2000 to 2014 as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.