Strategy & Tactics #339 – Saddam Moves South is an operational two-player wargame simulating an Iraqi offensive toward southern regions within the context of modern Middle Eastern conflicts. The game examines military operations involving Saddam Hussein’s forces and opposing forces in a campaign focused on strategic objectives and territorial control.

Players command opposing forces, maneuver units, conduct offensive operations, and exploit opportunities to achieve military goals. The system emphasizes planning, force coordination, and operational decision-making in a modern warfare environment.

Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine, the game is supported by detailed historical articles and design notes explaining the campaign and system. Since 1967, Strategy & Tactics has been the longest continuously running military history magazine to include a complete game in every issue.

Technical data

Publisher: Decision Games
Series: Strategy & Tactics Magazine
Issue: #339
Theme: Modern warfare – Middle Eastern military operations
Period: Post-1945
Scale: Operational

Players: 2
Playing time: 2–4 hours
Complexity: Intermediate
Language: English

Release year: 2023

Contents

As with all Strategy & Tactics magazine games, this issue includes:

• 1 full-color map
  
  1 counter sheet
  
  1 rulebook (approximately 16 pages)
  
  1 Strategy & Tactics magazine with historical articles and design notes

Magazine games use a compact format with one map, one counter sheet, and rules booklet, supported by detailed historical analysis in the magazine.