Year of the Rat: Vietnam 1972 Deluxe Edition is a detailed operational-level wargame recreating the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive and the desperate struggle that followed during one of the most critical campaigns of the Vietnam War. Combining large-scale manoeuvre warfare, sieges, and asymmetric operations, this deluxe edition modernises the acclaimed original SPI design with decades of additional research and updated historical analysis.

• Operational Vietnam War Wargame – Simulates the 1972 Easter Offensive and the Allied response across South Vietnam.
• Deluxe Expanded Edition – Features updated maps, enlarged counters, revised orders of battle, and extensive historical research.
• Asymmetrical Campaign Gameplay – Command powerful NVA offensives or coordinate ARVN counterattacks supported by escalating American airpower.
• Extensive Scenario and Force Options – Includes multiple scenarios, order of battle variants, and optional operations extending into Laos and Cambodia.

Year of the Rat Deluxe Edition recreates the dramatic 1972 campaign in which the North Vietnamese Army attempted to force a decisive military and political outcome before negotiations concluded in Paris. NVA divisions and Viet Cong formations strike across South Vietnam while ARVN airborne, ranger, and marine units fight desperate defensive and counteroffensive battles.

This updated deluxe edition introduces expanded airmobile operations, revised NVA formations, riverine forces, regional militia units, and numerous additional optional rules that provide players with a rich operational experience. The game also includes Australian, Royal Thai, Cambodian, and Khmer Rouge forces, reflecting the broader regional conflict.

Players must balance mobility, logistics, airpower, and strategic objectives while navigating a campaign that helped shape the final years of the Vietnam War.

Additional Features:

• New graphics on enlarged maps and counters
• Expanded Allied airmobile operations and units
• NVA divisional reorganisation and tank regiments
• Full 1971–72 US order of battle
• Australian, Royal Thai, Cambodian, and Khmer Rouge forces
• Vietnamese and US Navy riverine units
• ARVN base camps and regional forces
• Extensive optional rules

This deluxe edition is ideal for Vietnam War enthusiasts, historical wargamers, and collectors of classic SPI-inspired conflict simulations.

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