The Forgotten War: Korea
BGG rank
BGG #25,094
BGG rating
6.0

The Forgotten War: Korea

1996

Rules assistance for The Forgotten War: Korea

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 240 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

Rules assistant for The Forgotten War: Korea

For 2 players

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The Forgotten War: Korea is a board game released in 1996 for 2 players, 240 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by John Desch and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Korea, The Forgotten War includes three battle games of the Korean War. The scale is Platoon level with rules for fire combat, close combat, air support, special weapons, logistical units, tanks, and direct artillery fire. Each scenario is provided with its own map and sheet of counters. The scenarios are: The Naktong Bulge: August 1950; Chosin: November 1950; and Hedgehog at Chipyong-Ni: February 1951. Contents include rules booklet, two player aid cards, 3 34" x 22" maps, 980 die-cut counters, 2 six-sided dice, and 6 storage bags.

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Publishers

  • Decision Games (I)

Questions and answers

The Forgotten War: Korea supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.