Ice War? (30 year old war game)

[Luke Bunyip]

I have a memory of playing a little mini war game, set in the Arctic, between North American Forces (meld of USA and Canada), and Eurasian forces ( IIRC a mix of the Chinese and Russians). The box was one of those little black plastic things, like the 2nd Ed OGRE etc. The map was a very simple hex grid, and the pieces included hovercraft and ski units. Lots of ski units.

Q: What was it actually called?

[alexondria]

Not this one is it?

http://boardgamegeek.com/image/128070/arctic-front

I found the description: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2579/arctic-front likely not what you're looking for, but is the best I've found so far.

[cptbutton]

Originally Posted by Luke Bunyip

I have a memory of playing a little mini war game, set in the Arctic, between North American Forces (meld of USA and Canada), and Eurasian forces ( IIRC a mix of the Chinese and Russians). The box was one of those little black plastic things, like the 2nd Ed OGRE etc. The map was a very simple hex grid, and the pieces included hovercraft and ski units. Lots of ski units.

Q: What was it actually called?

A bit of negative data of a game it is not: War in the Ice from SPI back in the day. WitI is a full size game set in Antarctica.

[Luke Bunyip]

Originally Posted by alexondria

Not this one is it?

No. But I did have that once.

Originally Posted by cptbutton

A bit of negative data of a game it is not:

Well spotted. And yes, that is not the game I am talking about.

Actually, I've answered my own question. It is amazing what you find when you put the right search terms in the right database ( thanks Alexondria, I should have looked over on Board Game Geek). Here it is.

[Buzzardo]

It was Metagaming's Microgame #9, as listed here. (Scroll down the list to 9 or search for Ice War.)

And here's a more detailed listing.