Yom Kippur - Victory Conditions

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At the end of the game each side scores Victory Points (VP) - mainly due to control of designated hexes - and the outcome is calculated subtracting the Egyptian VP Total from the Israeli VP Total according to the following table:

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+5 or More	Israeli Major Victory
+2 to +4	Israeli Minor Victory
-1 to +1	Draw
-2 to -4	Egyptian Minor Victory
-5 or Less	Egyptian Major Victory

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There is also +1 VP awarded to any side having one or more Supplied mechanized units on the enemy side of the Suez Canal and players may decide to ignore a Cease Fire roll at the cost of -2 VPs.

The following image shows the location of VP hexes on the map and who controls them at the beginning of the game: the red circles show Israeli VP hexes controlled by Egypt; the green circles show Egyptian VP hexes controlled by Israel; and yellow circles show Israeli VP hexes controlled by Israel, namely The Chinese Farm and Zrakor.

Fig 1 - Location of VP Hexes

It should be clear that Israel begins the game with a +2 VP advantage (Israeli Minor Victory) forcing the Egyptian player to attack. Just moving a supplied mechanized unit across the Canal (+1 VP) would mean a Draw for the Egyptian player but if he wants to win the game he has to seize the Israeli VP hexes at the East side (yellow circles) as well as one or two of its own VP hexes.

The Israeli player could limit himself to push all mechanized Egyptian units to their own territory and keep control of The Chinese Farm and Zarkor to obtain Victory.