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'65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam

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2016 · 2-3 players · 240min · weight 2.38 · 194 ratings

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ID
188325
Name
'65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam
Year
2016
Rank
7640
Min players
2
Max players
3
Playing time
240
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
240
Avg weight
2.3846
Num weights
13
Bayes avg
5.6444
Average
7.6782
Users rated
194
Num owned
616
Wanting
71
Wishing
249
Num comments
116
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (7)
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridLine of SightMovement PointsSimulation
Categories (3)
Modern WarfareVietnam WarWargame
Description (1194 chars)

A squad-level, tactical game, ’65 recounts the early battles of the Vietnam War, from Ia Drang to Operation Starlight, and most everything between. The large and beautiful counters (1" to 1.375" square) represent squads, Leaders, Heroes, Snipers, M-48 and Pt-76 tanks, and more. As these units’ commander you will move and fight over three geomorphic game boards as you try to best your opponent in one of eight, nail-biting historical scenarios. The game is card-driven, using a system similar to Flying Pig’s Night of Man, which adds a sense of delicious uncertainty to the play. “Can I advance my sappers or does the enemy have a fire card he's just waiting to play?" Furthermore, the cards simplify the game, containing much of the data needed to play. You won’t spend the afternoon with your head in a rule book when you play ’65. This is a game created by gamers for gamers to play. Each Game Includes: 3 richly illustrated, 11” x 17” geomorphic game boards. Over 175 HUGE 1” and 1.375” counters. 1 deck of 54 action cards. Full color rules and scenario booklet. (from the publisher's website)

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.