Blood on the Tigris: The Iraq Campaign 1914-1917 (1995)

About this game

Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #176, Blood on the Tigris: The Iraq Campaign 1914-1917 is a simulation of the 1914-1917 British/Indian campaign in Mesopotamia during the Great War. It has 1 22x34" map and 220 counters in 2 sheets (140 & 80). Scale is 6 miles per hex, 1 month per turn. Units are battalions, regiments and brigades. There are 3 scenarios, including the 30 turns campaign. It is of low complexity for this sort of game, having 7 pages of rules.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 3.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.