- Original Release: 1985
- Developer: G. Christopher King
- Publisher: Victory Games
- Platform: Board Game
The next game in the Victory Games board game line-up, this time based on the gyrocopter fight in You Only Live Twice.
The mechanics for this are very similar to Goldfinger, but with lots of small differences. You now must make your full movement (you can’t stop) and it’s an all out dogfight – Bond’s mission is simply to destroy all enemies.
The main form of attack is with a machine gun, but everyone has limited ammo. The enemies have plenty to kill Bond, but as they aren’t as skilled, they’re more likely to miss. Bond doesn’t have enough ammo to shoot all the enemies down, but he can attempt to bash into the enemies to force them to crash, destroying them in one go (enemies can also attempt this, but need to roll a 2-3 to hit Bond, and then Bond can dodge with a roll of 2-8).
It seems quite well balanced, although if the enemy gets really lucky, they can take Bond out in one turn. Once the movement rules come into play, they’re more spread out and it’s anyone’s game.
Where to get 007 James Bond: You Only Live Twice
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