The Chaco War (1991)

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Designer	Bruce Farcau
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Publisher	XTR Corp
Year Published	1991
# of Players	2
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Playing Time	90 minutes
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Family	Country: Bolivia Country: Paraguay
Primary Name	The Chaco War
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The Chaco War is a simulation of the struggle between Bolivia and Paraguay for the desolate Chaco region in central South America. The war which began as a series of border incidents ended as one of the most sanguinary conflicts ever fought in the western hemisphere.

From Command Magazine issue #12.

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Nominee for the 1991 Charles S. Roberts awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards).

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Simplified supply rules from Command magasine #28, by Chris Perello

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