Designer	Joseph M. Balkoski
Artist	Rosaria Baldari Ted Koller James Talbot
Publisher	Victory Games (I)
Year Published	1986
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	15 and up
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Category	Korean War Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter Simulation
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Family	Country: Korea
Primary Name	The Korean War
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An operational level simulation of the first year of the conflict for control of the Korean peninsula, from the first North Korean attack, thru UN-forces invasion of Inchon and the subsequent drive into North Korea that unleashed the Chinese counter attack.

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The Korean War

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Victory Games first edition

Publisher: Victory Games (I)

Artist: Rosaria Baldari, Ted Koller, James Talbot

Year: 1986

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1	Rules Question about amphibious landing subsequent action	2010-12-31	airjudden	4
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6	Sessions Pusan Redux	2008-03-11	catosulla	3
17	Sessions Korean War turn 4 start campaign	2007-08-28	ermj1986	0
18	Sessions The NKPA says: "Screw Seoul! We're headed for Pusan!!!!"	2007-06-04	catosulla	4

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Victory Cities on a small map

Since I am not familiar with all the Korean Cities, I made this map to make the VP Cities easier to locate. You can also make home made counters and use them on this map to make your calculations quicker and easier.

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House Rules for The Korean War: June 1950-May 1951	http://www.theboardgaminglife.com/ArticlePages/kor...	2011-08-27
"Forward Defense" in The Korean War June 1950-May 1951	http://www.theboardgaminglife.com/ArticlePages/kor...	2011-08-24
Scanned units for reproducing damaged pieces.	http://gold.natsu.gs/WG/	2004-05-08