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Author Topic: Vietnam or Korea tactical  (Read 7364 times)

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Reply #15 on: May 31, 2020, 08:02:34 AM
NO, you're right - I did not read JD's post properly - The Victory Game's game and the new one by Compass are Operational level.

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Reply #16 on: May 31, 2020, 08:36:15 AM
Victory Games did a Korean War game that was really good - not sure, but I think the one done by Compass is a remake.

Compass has "Yalu!". I have a copy that has the new version and the original rules. Nice game, but definitely not squad level. I'm not sure how interesting squad/platoon level would be for either conflict. For an Ia Drang focus, Silver Bayonet is the way to go.
Yeah - but it's company level and there just doesn't seem a lot to do and no room for tactical maneuver. I kind of wanted the scale where I could employ some tactics.

So actually rather than looking for a Vietnam game per se - I'm looking for an Ia Drang game.

There's also this one. I think we've talked about it before
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229351/it-started-here
Thanks but I can't see that for sale outside the US. I know there's print and play - but I didn't really want P+P



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Reply #17 on: May 31, 2020, 10:42:05 AM

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Reply #18 on: May 31, 2020, 10:44:58 AM

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Reply #19 on: May 31, 2020, 10:58:36 AM
Do it!

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Reply #20 on: May 31, 2020, 11:09:53 AM
you first!

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Reply #21 on: May 31, 2020, 11:33:15 AM
Mike's got 'Great War Commander' on his list first  :whistle:

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Reply #22 on: May 31, 2020, 11:36:41 AM



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Reply #23 on: May 31, 2020, 11:38:33 AM
Mike's got 'Great War Commander' on his list first  :whistle:

He doesn't need to play games. He just needs to buy them.

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Reply #24 on: May 31, 2020, 02:27:37 PM
That reminds me. I need to sticker Fields of Despair.

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Reply #25 on: May 31, 2020, 02:29:11 PM
Stickers?

...as in......blocks?

<shudder>

It'll be meeples next, laddie...........

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Reply #26 on: May 31, 2020, 03:01:38 PM
And then... meeples with stickers...

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Reply #27 on: May 31, 2020, 03:09:33 PM
Shock Horror!

Go and scrub your keyboard with disinfectant immediately.

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Reply #28 on: May 31, 2020, 03:16:09 PM
The block mechanic works nicely in FoD. I do hate stickering the blocks though.

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Reply #29 on: May 31, 2020, 03:22:08 PM
Being honest, I've never actually ever played any block games, so I'm just engaging in a bit of the old wind-up :-)

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