Breaking The Chains 2.0 - War in The South China Sea

- Breaking the Chains (BtC) simulates a hypothetical future military conflict over the South China and East China Seas around the year 2021. Conflicting claims of sovereignty have roiled those “near seas” since the Cold War. - After decades of patient diplomacy, Beijing’s new navy could offer military options for finally asserting sovereignty over prizes within the First Island Chain ? that string of islands which runs from the Ryukus south through Taiwan, the Philippines and then curls back to the mainland via Malaysia. - BtC presumes that China comes to blows with a Southeast Asian country in a conflict that could expand to possibly include: Australia, India, Japan, the United States as well as a variety of Southeast Asian nations. - However, beyond China and one South East Asian nation, the exact composition of opposing coalitions is not predetermined but rather a function of the decisions players make as the game unfolds. - The 2.0 upgrade includes a Mounted Map, Colorized Rulebook, Upgraded Counters, and Additional Charts/Scenarios!