Flashpoint: Golan (1991)

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Designer	Mark Herman
Artist	Kevin Boylan Charles Kibler
Publisher	Victory Games (I)
Year Published	1991
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 1, 2 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	18 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Modern Warfare Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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Flashpoint: Golan is a game about a possible fifth Arab-Israeli war. It uses a highly interactive sequence of play. The map contains the Golan Heights and the surrounding area. The major combatants are; Israel, Syria and Jordan with possible intervention by US or Soviet Union forces.

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Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

The GENERAL Vol.28,No.2
- Flashpoint: Golan – “A strategic primer” (Strategy) Kevin Boylan
- Flashpoint: Golan – “Battle Scenario 25.1-Northern incursion in miniature” (Scenarios) Kevin Boylan
The GENERAL Vol.30,No.1
- Flashpoint: Golan – “Same place, different time- New Scenarios for Flashpoint: Golan” (Scenarios) Mark H.Walker

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Flashpoint: Golan

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First edition

Publisher: Victory Games (I)

Artist: Kevin Boylan, Charles Kibler

Year: 1991

Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase

1.43 pounds

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0	Sessions Flashpoint: Central Front, The VII Corps Defense of Hof Gap	2012-04-21	bwavants	0
0	Rules Missing rules booklet	2010-07-22	nemesisuk	8
0	Rules Initiative Tracking and PLO Reaction Capability	2010-07-05	pmaidhof	1
0	General BATTLE SIZE & MOMENTUM	2008-06-19	Pete Atack	1
0	Variants Flashpoint: Central Front	2008-05-16	nyhotep	2
7	Sessions Operation "Peace for Galilee"	2007-12-15	bluekingzog	2
7	Reviews complex but worth it...	2006-03-23	powwowdancer	0
6	Reviews User Review	2004-08-02	Ellia	0

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Fulda Gap scenario for Flashpoint: Central Front variant

This is the Fulda Gap scenario for the Flashpoint: Central Front variant. Use the FP:CF variant counters and SPI Fifth Corps map. The units highlighted in yellow are not included in these counters yet, but are on their way!

bwavants

2010-02-19

Hof Gap scenario for Flashpoint: Central Front variant

Scenario for Hof Gap using Flashpoint:Central Front variant counters and the old SPI Hof Gap map.

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2010-02-19

Air superiority for F:CF

This is an alternative air superiority table for the Flashpoint: Central front variant.

nyhotep

2008-05-26

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