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Raid on Iran is a 1980 board game published by Steve Jackson Games.
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Raid on Iran is a 1980 board game published by Steve Jackson Games.
Raid on Iran is a simulation of what might have occurred if the mission to rescue American hostages in Iran had reached Tehran. [1]
Steve Jackson Games published three wargames in October 1980, designed as minigames - Raid on Iran, Kung Fu 2100 , and One-Page Bulge , and of these Raid on Iran was the best seller due to the Iran Hostage Crisis being recent at the time. [2] : 102
Bob Von Gruenigen reviewed Raid on Iran in The Space Gamer No. 36. [1] Von Gruenigen commented that "Raid on Iran is an enjoyable game, despite some minor faults. [...] I recommend it anyway." [1]
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