Citadel: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1977)

Citadel is a two-player game of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, March-May 1954. The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, and the accompanying destruction of the best elements of the French Union Forces, marked an end of French colonial rule in Indochina. One player assumes the role of the French, the other the role of the Vietminh. The French must attempt to hold the valley fortress; the Vietminh must take it and in the process destroy the French.

Citadel consists of the following components:

Two sheets of die cut counters, 480
Two 22" x 28" map sheets with hexes superimposed
One air chart
One turn record chart
Two combat results/terrain effects charts
Rules booklet
(Six-sided die is needed, not included)

GDW Stock No. 811

Citadel was awarded two Game Designer's Guild Awards in 1977 for Best Movement System and Best Combat System.

Magazine References:

Campaign Article Index:

• Number 79, May-June 1977
  • Citadel: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu / Galactic Conquest / Business Strategy / Deathtrap Equalizer / Dungeon Geomorphs II / Swordplay / Bay of Pigs / Fortress Rhodesia / 1899 - "Thumbnail Analysis" (Review), Don Lowry