
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,539
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Tractics
- 2 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 1971

2011
Rules assistance for NUTS!: Fire In Korea
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NUTS!: Fire In Korea is a board game expansion released in 2011 30 minutes per game and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Mike Reese and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game.
The men of my squad are cold, worn out, and short on sleep. We've been fighting for days and our advance seems to be challenged at every step. Just when we think we can take a breather, we're at it again. Thwack!! Mortar fire and we all take cover. We have to keep moving. We advance, running as fast as we can covered in layers of clothes against the cold, trying to keep as low as possible as the mortar bombs burst on the frozen ground. Thump, thump, thump. The slow burst of a Chinese heavy machine gun breaks the silence when the mortars stop firing. Another ambush! It's simple really. In Fire In Korea you are a Platoon Leader and your job is to complete all your missions while keeping your men alive. But that's a tough job as the war was constantly changing. Fire In Korea takes you through the Forgotten War. From the opening period of the NKPA offensive through the other four phases of the war ending with the last phase, the Static War. All are covered and all bring their unique challenges. Using NUTS!Second Edition as the base, this book gives you three ways to play: 1. You can play one of the six provided scenarios. These can be played solo, same side, or even head-to-head against your friends. 2.You can generate a game from scratch using the included tables and play either solo or same-side or head-to-head. 3.You can generate and play a series of connected games that span a campaign. Fire In Korea includes lists for the US Army, USMC, ROK, KATUSA, British, Australians, Canadians, Chinese and North Koreans. Vehicle statistics and rules are compatible with NUTS! 2nd Edition and we've added some new ones. Follow the link below to the Table of Contents for more information. And the nice thing is you can take these new rules and use them in your normal NUTS! games as well. In Fire In Korea you'll experience the Korean War in a way that no other rules has ever done before. In any case, all we can say is...
The listed playing time for NUTS!: Fire In Korea is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists NUTS!: Fire In Korea for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
NUTS!: Fire In Korea belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of NUTS!: Fire In Korea are: Mike Reese. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists NUTS!: Fire In Korea as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.