Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Command the first year of the Korean War through operational logistics, supply, air and naval power, initiative, and mobile campaign scenarios.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Korea: The Forgotten War is the ninth Operational Combat Series game and covers the mobile first year of the Korean War at five miles per hex and half-week turns. One player commands North Korean, Chinese, and Soviet-supported forces while the other directs South Korean, United States, Commonwealth, and other United Nations formations. The system emphasizes supply points, headquarters, modes, reserves, transportation, air missions, naval entry, weather, initiative, and the operational tempo needed to exploit a breakthrough before logistics fail. Fifteen scenarios range from focused one-map operations to three-map campaigns, with units from battalion to army scale and victory tied to control lines running along the peninsula. The recommended 2014 second edition corrects errata and aligns the game with OCS 4.1a; Multi-Man Publishing’s current v2.0e game rules further clarify both editions.
