The Arab-Israeli Wars (1977)

(From Box)

"Now you can re-fight the battles that determined the fate of nations. Victories that strike like lightning, if you can win them--like the victories of Israeli arms in 1956 and 1967. Battles that were mammoth struggles for crossroads and passes and battles that were pinprick raids. The military forces of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Syria are yours to command--can you lead them to victory in the battles that shaped the Middle East today?"

Twenty-four different game situations, tactical-level tank warfare, and a customizable map make up the flavor of the game. The map is in four pieces, double-sided, allowing you to create over 100 potential map areas (the Suez Canal and the West Bank are represented, along with other landmarks). Rules include (but are not limited to) roadblocks, minefields, electronic warfare, bore-sighting, and firing while moving.

Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 8

Sister game to PanzerBlitz and Panzer Leader.

From "The Avalon Hill General Index and Company History, 1952-1980"

Arab-Israeli Wars (1977)
Designed by Seth Carus
Development by Richard Hamblen

AIW was the culmination of the PB system in AH’s first contemporary period game design. It cleaned up many things from the first two games, and incorporated such things as morale and quality ratings of troops for the first time, along with more advanced weapon systems. Although it did make great advances with the PB game system, it again [like Panzer Leader] changed the basis of the system. The three “sister” games did not flow smoothly from one to another.

Magazine References:

Campaign Article Index:

• Number 80, July-August 1977
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars / The Russian Campaign / La Bataille de la Moscowa / The Book of Demons / The Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy of Games, Additional Rules / Mukden, 1905 / Tannenburg / Königgratz - "Thumbnail Analysis" (Review), Don Lowry

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.13,No.1
  • The Avalon Hill Philosophy - Part 55: More New Games - Gettysburg (1977 Edition), The Arab-Israeli Wars, Starship Troopers, the 3M line, AREA, Origins II
• The GENERAL Vol.14,No.1
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “Programmed Instructions for AIW” (Variant) James Stahler
• The GENERAL Vol.14,No.3
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “Armies in Conflict - TO&E: Anatomy of a War” (Historical/Designer Notes) Seth Carus
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “Unit Composition Charts” (Designer Notes) Seth Carus
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “Armies in Conflict - Morale: Key to Victory” (Designer Notes) Seth Carus
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “Arab Tank Tactics in AIW - Or Methods of Maneuvering Mighty Masses of Mobile Metal” (Strategy) James Stahler
  • The Question Box - The Arab-Israeli Wars
• The GENERAL Vol.15,No.5 - The Question Box
• The GENERAL Vol.15,No.6
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “Situation S-7, E1 A1 - (and what the Israelis can do about it)” (Strategy) Richard Boughton
• The GENERAL Vol.18,No.2
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars – “AIW Point by Point - Or Look What You've Started Tom Oleson” (Variant) James C. Gordon
• The GENERAL Vol.21,No.6
  • The Arab-Israeli Wars - “LEBANON: New Scenarios For The Arab-Israeli Wars” (Scenarios) By Michael Anchors
• The GENERAL Vol.25,No.3
  • PanzerBlitz, Panzer Leader, The Arab-Israeli Wars – “The King of Battle- Artillery in the PanzerBlitz series” (Variant) Carl Schwamberger