Korea 1950 captures a brutal Cold War clash as North Korean communists invade democratic South Korea. One player commands the communist North Korean and Chinese forces, pushing to seize Seoul and the peninsula with overwhelming land troops and reinforcements. The opposing South Korean and UN player, backed by Americans, fights to repel the assault and potentially overrun the North, while watching for Chinese threats and the risks of bacteriological or nuclear weapons.
This turn-based strategy game unfolds over 16 monthly turns from June 1950 to September 1951, with event cards sparking varied diplomatic, military, political, and economic scenarios for high replayability. Sessions run about 2.5 hours, with no favored side but South Koreans facing the steepest challenge in holding the line amid desperate early defense. Strategy fans who enjoy tense, asymmetric conflicts will find it engaging.
Korea 1950 relates the story of one of the toughest conflict in the Cold War era, depicting the invasion of the democratic South Korea by the Northern Korea communists.
The Communist must capture Seoul and possibly the whole of the peninsula.
The Southern Korea player must repel the invasion with the help of UNO and the Americans, and may be crush the North Koreans.
But beware the Chinese...
Korea 1950 lasts 16 turns, each representing one month between June 1950 and September 1951. One player represents the North Korean and Chinese communist armies, the other has the South Koreans and the UNO, with mostly American forces.
- The Communists have very numerous land forces at the start of the game, and the chinese reinforcements are impressive.
- The South Korean player must first hold desperately against the initial invasion, waiting for American reinforcements to alter the course of events. Be careful however to the ease of use of bacteriological or nuclear weapons usage, there are not coming for free...
The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that their create on the diplomatic, military, political or economical fields.
Estimated Playtime: 2h30
Favored Side: none
Hardest to Play: South-Koreans.
