{"product_id":"brief-border-wars-ii-special-order","title":"BRIEF BORDER WARS II (EN) (Special Order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🛒 What's a Special Order?\u003c\/strong\u003e We don't keep this one on our shelves — it's a Special Order title we bring in from our distributor just for you. Add it to your cart like any other product; once you order, we place it with our distributor and ship it your way. Because it's ordered on demand, it arrives a little later than an in-stock item — \u003cstrong\u003eexpect at least 2 weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e before it reaches you, and we cannot promise a date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🛒 C'est quoi une commande spéciale ?\u003c\/strong\u003e On ne garde pas cet article en stock — c'est un titre en commande spéciale qu'on fait venir de notre distributeur juste pour vous. Ajoutez-le au panier comme n'importe quel produit ; dès votre commande, on le commande chez notre distributeur et on vous l'expédie. Comme il est commandé sur demande, il arrive un peu plus tard qu'un article en stock — \u003cstrong\u003ecompte au moins 2 semaines\u003c\/strong\u003e avant de le recevoir, et on ne peut pas promettre de date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ Special order — final sale:\u003c\/strong\u003e we order this specifically for you from our distributor, so it \u003cstrong\u003ecannot be cancelled or refunded\u003c\/strong\u003e and ships a bit later than an in-stock item. If \u003cstrong\u003ePoké Jeux\u003c\/strong\u003e is unable to fulfill it (e.g. distributor allocation), you are refunded \u003cstrong\u003ein full — no fee\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ Commande spéciale — vente finale :\u003c\/strong\u003e nous commandons cet article spécifiquement pour vous chez notre distributeur ; il \u003cstrong\u003ene peut être annulé ni remboursé\u003c\/strong\u003e et est expédié un peu plus tard qu'un article en stock. Si \u003cstrong\u003ePoké Jeux\u003c\/strong\u003e ne peut l'honorer (ex. allocation du distributeur), vous êtes remboursé \u003cstrong\u003een totalité — sans frais\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrief Border Wars 2 is the second set of four small operational level games on short border conflicts from Compass Games. The game system uses a card-driven system first introduced in Brief Border Wars that models the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of these impromptu wars. Four sets of exclusive rules reflect the peculiar nature of each conflict. Your sense of improvisation will be challenged as you explore four of the more interesting small wars fought in the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four conflicts include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• 1913: Second Balkan War (also known as \"The Interallied War\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• 1919: The Seven-Day War (also known as \"Teschen\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• 1939: The Nomonhan Incident (also known as \"The Battle of Khalkin Gol\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• 1940: The Italo-Greek War (also known as \"The Balkan Defiance\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is more background on each border war portrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1913: Second Balkan War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe division of lands given up by the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First Balkan War was soon the subject of squabbles between the allied nations that had defeated the Empire. Bulgaria decided to grab as much of this territory as it could by a surprise attack on June 30, 1913 against Serbia and Greece. The offensive by their more powerful army soon petered out due to poor logistical depth and bad coordination, then in mid-July Romanian and Ottoman forces crossed Bulgaria's borders. This made Bulgaria sue for peace but if the Bulgarian player has seized enough territory and made significant diplomatic assurances, they will have a better position in the negotiations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1919: The Seven-Day War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duchy of Teschen (Cieszyn in Polish) was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the war. The two new countries of Czechoslovakia and Poland both laid claim to the territory on historic and ethnic grounds; more urgently, both countries desperately needed the land because of its large coal deposits and valuable mines, as well as the important iron and steel works at Trinec. On January 23, 1919, Czechoslovakia invaded to seize control of as much of the region as they could to stop Poland's efforts to claim sovereignty over it. After seven days of fighting, the Entente nations forced a ceasefire and the two antagonists signed an agreement establishing a border at the Olza River, dividing the city of Cieszyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1939: The Nomonhan Incident\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso called the Battle of Khalkin Gol, this border clash between Japanese and Soviet forces in a remote part of the Mongolian grasslands had an impact on the development of the Second World War in the Pacific all out of proportion to the numbers involved. The game covers the early to mid-July 1939 period, the only time frame in which the Japanese Army could have succeeded in overpowering the local Soviet forces and establishing their claim to the zone between the Soviet claimed boundary and the Halha River. The attack provoked extensive reinforcements for the Soviet 57th Corps and their counteroffensive in August under the command of General Georgi Zhukov discouraged the Japanese Empire from contemplating further attacks on Mongolia or the USSR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1940: The Italo-Greek War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis game covers the first two months of the Italian invasion of Greece in the fall and winter of 1940. Hardly anything went right for the Italians; chaotic logistics and poor communication nullified their great advantage in men and machines and their offensive was halted and then thrown back into Albania by the determined Greek forces. Could you have done better than Mussolini?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese games are ideal short matches to finish off an evening of gaming, or fill a lunch hour. Either way your sense of improvisation will be challenged, and you'll explore four of the interesting yet obscure small wars of the last 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct information:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Complexity: 4 out of 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Solitaire Suitability: 5 out of 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Time Scale: variable (1 day to 1 week per turn)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Map Scale: variable (area movement)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Unit Scale: variable (paramilitary \"groups\" to divisions)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Players: 1-2 (best with 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• P…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COMPASS GAMES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48335428452505,"sku":"196852083169","price":82.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/1669\/2121\/files\/raw_ec30adaf-86a4-4d20-bd47-a5aec0acea6d.jpg?v=1784631197","url":"https:\/\/www.pokejeux.ca\/products\/brief-border-wars-ii-special-order","provider":"POKÉ JEUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}