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Lion of Ethiopia

#5991BGG ↗

1990 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 2.25 · 140 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
5991
Name
Lion of Ethiopia
Year
1990
Rank
9833
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.25
Num weights
16
Bayes avg
5.59128
Average
7.2875
Users rated
140
Num owned
576
Wanting
8
Wishing
24
Num comments
125
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (1)
Hexagon Grid
Categories (1)
Wargame
Description (701 chars)

This game is a two-player simulation of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935-36. This war holds the distinction of being the largest colonial war ever fought in Africa and was the first round of the European portion of what would become World War II. The game includes a 12 page rulebook, a 22" x 34" mapsheet, and 164 counters. For the Italians, victory is determined by occupation of a number of geographical locations or the complete destruction of the Ethiopian army. For the Ethiopians, they must occupy Massawa and Mogadisho, destroy both Italian HQs, destroy the entire Italian army, or prevent the Italians from winning by Turn 22. Originally published in "Command" magazine, issue #4

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.