End of the Rope... CBI (id:#63870)
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Designer: Philippe Naud
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Balance:
BritishJapanese
14.285714285714%

Overview:

By the end of 1941, the colony of Hong Kong, although isolated by the Japanese advance in China, was still defended by a strong garrison. Believing in their chances of holding, with the help of a hypothetical Chinese offensive, the defenders took in additional Canadian forces, soldiers short on training and on equipment. The next Japanese offensive shattered these hope of holding out, and, after December 13, the defenders withdrew to the islands of Hong Kong proper. Five days later, the Japanese attacked and, despite a stubborn resistance, gained ground.
Attacker: British (B Company, Royal Rifles of Canada and guns of Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery and elements of 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment)
Defender: Japanese (Elements of 1st Battalion, 230th Infantry Regiment)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:1 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-07-11(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Japanese win
2024-07-11(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best Japanese winGames like this always beg the question about how well it was play tested. The ROAR stats are clear indication of how hard this will be for the Commonwealth, who cannot beat the Japanese reinforcements to the top of the hill...ain't every going to happen. In our game, I MALF'd the British gun on the very first roll of the game. Should have just conceded right then and there. I would concede on Turn 3 after losing the 8-1 and three squads to Japanese squads in close combat. We also had heavy rain which messed everything up. Additionally, the level 2 jungle hexes block LOS for both sides to a large extent. This is a scenario that the winner is determined by the sad sack who rolls the Commonwealth. Accept your fate with dignity.
2023-12-22(A) Richard Jenulis vs Dennis Hess British winRain on turn one took the smoke option off the table. Tough on the British, but the Japanese fell apart on the last two turns.
2021-03-05(D) David Stoffey vs Ray Sullivan Japanese win
2020-10-11(D) David Ramsey vs Derek Cox Japanese winThe British didn't do very much wrong in the heavy rain, and the Japanese won in fairly short order. Tough to see how the commonwealth will win many of these games.
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grumblejones Added a playing2024-07-11 23:23:41
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RJenulis Added a playing2023-12-22 23:20:26
hoxson1 Modified the Unit Elements2023-01-26 23:30:53
Stoffey18 Added a playing2021-03-05 03:06:32
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.13Votes: 8
Views: 3884
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 2.3 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
British1
Japanese5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
End of the Rope [Confirmed]
[A] British/Canadian 1
[D] Japanese 7
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