Block by Block is a two-player conflict simulation of the 1968 Battle of Huế. Players must balance the military difficulties imposed by the challenges of constrained urban warfare and unique terrain of the Huế Citadel, with the overriding considerations of each side’s respective political goals. The North Vietnamese player must hold the city for as long as possible, to create a media event and lay the groundwork for a new revolutionary government. The South Vietnamese and American player must retake Huế before this process can advance too far, but not also jeopardize their own political sensitivities from casualties and heavy-handedness.

The map covers an area of 13 square kilometers (approximately 5 square miles). Each turn represents four to five days. Units represent platoon/detachment to battalion sized units.

Components: One 22" x 34" map on one sheet & 176 counters

Articles:

• Battle of Huế: The Vietnam War’s Battle of Huế was the longest and bloodiest engagement of the 1968 Tet Offensive. In the early morning hours of 31 January 1968, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched their attack on the city and for the next month US Marine, Army, and ARVN troops would battle to retake the city.
• MiG Alley - The US Air Force in the Korean War: US and allied United Nations air forces proved to be a major instrument for UN Command combat power in Korea. In the skies over North Korea, US Air Force F-86 Sabres and Soviet-built MiG-15s would duel in a sector known as “MiG Alley.”
• Organizations, Tactics, & Unit Cohesion During the Iran-Iraq War: Analysis of Iraqi and Iranian military organization, tactics, and unit cohesion during the decade long Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.
• Chinese Invasion of Taiwan - A What-if Scenario: After the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalist Chinese evacuated their government and remaining military forces to Taiwan, where they have retained the Republic of China. The People’s Republic of China have never accepted the existence of Taiwan and the threat of invasion has always remained.