Dive Into The Vietnam War With PSC’s Nam ’68: Tour Of Duty
August 14, 2024 by brennon
The Plastic Soldier Company are now taking pre-orders for the Deluxe Hardback Limited Edition of their new Vietnam War ruleset, Nam '68: Tour Of Duty. The book will go print on demand but this is your chance to get the nice hardback version.
Nam '68: Tour Of Duty // The Plastic Soldier Company
Nam '68: Tour Of Duty has you taking command of a US platoon during a year fighting against the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. The rules cover skirmishes with between ten and forty troops per side and include information on your regular grunts through to platoon support weapons and the calling in of mortars, artillery and attacks from helicopter gunships.
The rules look to be bringing in all of the aspects you'd expect when it comes to a Vietnam War game including booby-trap detonation and dealing with ambushes, hunting down fugitives, clearing hot LZ and defending against Viet Cong night attacks on US bases.
Nam '68 - Contents // The Plastic Soldier Company
There are detailed platoon creation rules for the US alongside the supporting fire options all using a point-free system and vehicle rules covering the likes of the M113 APC, M48 Patton tank and the iconic Huey.
Each of the scenarios in the book can be played at variable game sizes, so you can start off small with a handful of soldiers and then expand as your collection grows. There are also variable threat levels for you to contend with when it comes to Viet Cong activity and you'll need to deal with civilians on the battlefield plus sub-plots like finding downed pilots or fending off unexpected Viet Cong attackers.
Nam '68 - Preview // The Plastic Soldier Company
The "Tour Of Duty" element of the game comes in as part of a campaign system where you play out twelve months in the thick of the action. You will command your own platoon and get to dive into all of the storytelling opportunities that that offers you. I like the sound of this and it feels like Nam '68 could be a great go-to for someone wanting to get started in the Vietnam War period on the tabletop.
Could you be tempted to snap up Nam '68?
"...it feels like Nam '68 could be a great go-to for someone wanting to get started in the Vietnam War period on the tabletop"
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36 copies left if you want to go “Hard”
There’s no “hard cap” on the number available in this pre-order. Due to some “weirdness” with PSC’s storefront, they have to keep manually adding “fictional” stock into the system to generate the orders. So “if” you should see zero available and you can’t pre-order (usually happens at the weekend), then just wait or email PSC (if it’s near to the cut off date) and they’ll generate some new ones. When the pre-order is over they can look at how many people ordered, and that’s the number they’ll need to print 🙂
Ordered mine on day one.
It’s has sold far in excess of our expectations… but it’s a bit good.
Goood morning VIETNAM!!
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I did not want to add yet another historical setting to my list, but this was too tempting to be ignored.
I as well have ordered this on day one.
Well, I’m a cross the pond, so may have been second day by the time I got up and read the notice of the hardback being on sale.
I’ve been looking forward to some really good rules built for the Vietnam War Era.
I’m also on the other side!
Ordered (of course) and I even treated myself to some water buffalo for some distractions on the battlefield. Really looking forwards to this one 🙂