- Original Release: 1986
- Developer: G. Christopher King
- Publisher: Victory Games
- Platform: Board Game
This Victory Games board game works as both as a standalone game and also as an addition to their RPG in order to facilitate large scale battles into the game. It’s a wargame that uses elements of the combat mechanics from the RPG, but simplified so that each fight doesn’t take far too long. The rulebook explains that it’s an attempt to introduce wargaming to RPG players and also introduce RPGs to wargamers.
The version I used (created by someone else in Tabletop Simulator) makes use of a redesigned map which is the same layout, just nicer to look at. Like a lot of wargames, each soldier is represented by a tile with a bunch of numbers on it. The game is based on the final fight in You Only Live Twice.
One thing that seems a bit different to this than other wargames. There are six phases in a turn: each side has a movement, command and firing phase, however, the order of this is randomised, which fits to the spontaneous nature of James Bond but can make it much more difficult to strategize. Combat makes use of the D100 system with an importance on range.
I don’t have much experience with wargames, so I can’t really say how it compares, but there’s a bit too much micromanaging for me.
Where to get James Bond 007 Assault! Game.
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