GAJO Games

Our mega game for July used the Fate of a Nation (Team Yankee Early) rules to cover the pivotal battle of the 1973 Syrian assault on the Golan Heights, during the Yom Kippur War.

The mix saw 12 players fielding roughly 650 points for each side, for a total of over 1300 points on the table. The Israelis had commanding positions and tank ramps for one of their platoons, but had half of their points in reserve.

This led to a very tense, hard fought game.

The fighting was heavy right from the start, with the Syrian forces in the south moving briskly to the heights, ignoring heavy casualties. The fighting in the center was back and forth, while in the north the Syrians struggled against dug in Israeli paratroops holding good terrain.

The battle was in doubt until the final turn, when the Syrian left broke one opposing Israeli company, allowing them to finally secure 3 objectives in that sector. So the game ended in a narrow, hard fought Syrian victory. Great fun!