Raid on Iran

Raid on Iran is a 1980 board game published by Steve Jackson Games.

Gameplay

Raid on Iran is a simulation of what might have occurred if the mission to rescue American hostages in Iran had reached Tehran.[1]

Publication history

Steve Jackson Games published three wargames in October 1980, designed as minigames - Raid on Iran, Kung Fu 2100, and One-Page Bulge, and of these Raid on Iran was the best seller due to the Iran Hostage Crisis being recent at the time.[2]: 102 

Reception

Bob Von Gruenigen reviewed Raid on Iran in The Space Gamer No. 36.[1] Von Gruenigen commented that "Raid on Iran is an enjoyable game, despite some minor faults. [...] I recommend it anyway."[1]

References
  1. Von Gruenigen, Bob (February 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (36): 28, 30.
  2. Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
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