Wars Across The World: Korea 1592

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Korea 1592 relates the story of one of the toughest conflict in the end of the 16th century, depicting the invasion of the Joeson kingdom of Korea by the Japanese. The Japanese must capture possibly the whole of the peninsula from their Busan foothold in the South. The Korean player must repel the invasion with the help of China…

The largest WAW game ever made (and also on the Imjin war) : 40 turns, 300 regions, 700 units, 172 cards….

Korea 1592 lasts 40 turns, each representing two weeks month between June 1592 and December 1593. One player represents the Samurai armies of Japan’s master Hideyoshi, the other has the Koreans, with Joeson Koreans and Ming Chinese forces.

• The Japanese have very numerous land forces at the start of the game, but their navy is weak and poorly led.
• The Korean player must first hold desperately against the initial invasion, waiting for Chinese reinforcements, local rebellion, and most of all his powerful navy to alter the course of events.

Keeping forces in supply will prove the decisive factor

The game’s event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that they create on the diplomatic, military, political or economical fields.

Estimated Playtime: 3h00.
Favored Side: none.
Hardest to Play: Koreans.