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Burma: The Campaign in Northern Burma, 1944

A demanding OCS campaign of jungle warfare and logistics—open the route to Myitkyina before terrain, weather, and supply defeat the plan.

Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

4/5

Rating

7.86

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy
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Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 1.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.7/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.9/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 5.0/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.6/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 90 min
Teach time About 120 min
Table footprint Very Large
Recommended edition Burma: The Campaign in Northern Burma, 1944 – Multi-Man Publishing English second edition
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How it plays

How does it play?

Direct Allied and Japanese formations through jungle, monsoon, and fragile supply lines in the 1944 northern Burma campaign.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Burma: The Campaign in Northern Burma, 1944 is an Operational Combat Series simulation of the Allied drive toward Myitkyina and the Japanese defense of a nearly impassable theater. Units maneuver across a hex map where road capacity, air transport, engineering, and supply matter as much as combat odds. The campaign places Stilwell’s Chinese formations, Merrill’s Marauders, the Chindits, and Japanese forces under pressures that reward patient logistics and operational timing. Scenarios range from focused operations to a long campaign, with solo suitability built into the open-information system.

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Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

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Burma

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Burma: The Campaign in Northern Burma, 1944 – Multi-Man Publishing English second edition 2003 English Multi-Man Publishing / US

Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Age
12+
Complexity
4.0/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 90 min Source
Teach time
About 120 min Source
Teardown time
About 60 min Source
Table footprint
Very Large Source

Campaign and continuity

Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
Campaign positions can be photographed or recorded; counters may remain on the mounted play surface between sessions. Source
Consumable components
Paper record forms may be photocopied; maps, counters, and rules are reusable. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
An Operational Combat Series title with extensive logistics, air transport, engineering, and weather considerations. Solo play is practical because there is no hidden information. Source
Recommended edition
Burma: The Campaign in Northern Burma, 1944 – Multi-Man Publishing English second edition Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Observed
Edition type
Revised Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Consumable components
Reusable Components; Optional Copied Record Forms May Be Written On. Source
Compatibility
Recommended Multi Man Publishing English Second Edition Using Its Burma Specific Rules Alongside The Applicable Ocs Series Rules. Source

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Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Dean Essig Dave Friedrichs

Artists

3
Nicolás Eskubi Dean Essig David Pentland

Publishers

2
The Gamers Multi-Man Publishing

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