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October War: Doctrine and Tactics in the Yom Kippur Conflict, 1973(1977)

★ 6.9 BGG2 playersWeight 2.88
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How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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