Brief Border Wars 2 is the second set of four small operational level games on short border conflicts from Compass Games. The game system uses a card-driven system first introduced in Brief Border Wars that models the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of these impromptu wars. Four sets of exclusive rules reflect the peculiar nature of each conflict. Your sense of improvisation will be challenged as you explore four of the more interesting small wars fought in the early 20th century.

The four conflicts include:

• 1913: Second Balkan War (also known as “The Interallied War”)
• 1919: The Seven-Day War (also known as “Teschen”)
• 1939: The Nomonhan Incident (also known as “The Battle of Khalkin Gol”)
• 1940: The Italo-Greek War (also known as “The Balkan Defiance”)

The division of lands given up by the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First Balkan War was soon the subject of squabbles between the allied nations that had defeated the Empire. Bulgaria decided to grab as much of this territory as it could by a surprise attack on June 30, 1913 against Serbia and Greece. The offensive by their more powerful army soon petered out due to poor logistical depth and bad coordination, then in mid-July Romanian and Ottoman forces crossed Bulgaria’s borders. This made Bulgaria sue for peace but if the Bulgarian player has seized enough territory and made significant diplomatic assurances, they will have a better position in the negotiations.

Product information

• Complexity: 4 out of 10
• Solitaire Suitability: 5 out of 10
• Time Scale: variable (1 day to 1 week per turn)
• Map Scale: variable (area movement)
• Unit Scale: variable (paramilitary “groups” to divisions)
• Players: 1-2 (best with 2)
• Playing Time: 1-2 hours each
• Designer: Brian Train

Components

• Four maps at 17” by 22”
• One countersheet of 176 9/16” counters
• One Player Aid Card
• One deck of 54 playing cards
• One system rules booklet
• Four exclusive rules booklets
• Two 6-sided dice
• 1 Box and Lid set