The Chaco War, 1932-1935 (2022)

[Whiterook]

The Chaco War, 1932-1935. The Chaco War was fought out by two landlocked countries, Bolivia and Paraguay in South America. On paper, the Bolivians should win handily: they enjoyed a three to one superiority in manpower against the Paraguayans. However, to reach the front the Bolivians had to overcome long lines of communication, impossible terrain and low morale. The Paraguayans, on the other hand, saw the war as a life-or-death struggle. Thanks to their superior morale and leadership, the Paraguayans inflicted a series of defeats to the Bolivians and won most of the Chaco in the post-war peace settlement.

Components: 22x34 inch map, 176 die-cut counters.





This is an interesting magazine game of a conflict I’d personally not heard of before. I think this is a fascinating game of misbalanced forces offset into balance via superior training and command structure, all fought in a wasteland for land everyone wants but can’t do anything with. Classic! If nit for the fifty dollar price tag for the magazine issue, I’d love to own this one.

[mikeh]

I have never heard of this conflict either, looks neat though. I don't know how accurate the counter picture is to what they actually used but the cannon looks like an artillery piece used by Austro-Hungarian forces in WW1.

Courageous of S&T to choose this game for print. Kudos to them.