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Korea: The Fight Across the 38th

Korea: The Fight Across the 38th

2025·Trevor Bender

1 - 2 players
120 - 180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People's Army advanced in force across the 38th parallel. Its mission: the forcible reunification of the Korean peninsula. Trevor Bender's Korea: The Fight Across the 38th recreates the opening salvos of the Korean War. It is the third volume of the C3i Combined Arms Series, after Battle for Kursk: The Tigers are Burning, 1943 and Desert Victory: North Africa, 1940-1942. The series rules have been adapted to capture the ebb-and-flow of operations as well as the rugged terrain and the logistical challenges faced by each side. Korea: The Fight Across the 38th is featured in C3i magazine nr. 38, which also includes: The Siege of Cadiz 1625, a solitaire design by Daniel Hernández Iniesta Battle for Moscow, a re-issue of Frank Chadwick's classic Game scale Units: Division Map: 1 hex = 25 miles Turns: One month Playing Time: 2 to 3 hours -description from the publisher

Korea: The Fight Across the 38th

Which Korea: The Fight Across the 38th video should I watch?

Korea: The Fight Across the 38th has 4 videos from 4 creators: 4 unboxings. They date from 2025 to January 2026.

If you like it, try Desert Victory: North Africa, 1940-1942, Battle for Kursk: The Tigers Are Burning, 1943 and Labyrinth: The Awakening, 2010 – ?, also by Trevor Bender, or Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, which shares several of its mechanics.

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Midweek Magazines - C3i Issue #38Unboxing19:34

Midweek Magazines - C3i Issue #38

Hexed And Countered

Hexed And Countered

C3i #38 | Unbagging & OverviewUnboxing18:43

C3i #38 | Unbagging & Overview

The Boardgames Chronicle

The Boardgames Chronicle

Korea: The Fight Across the 38th (RBM) - Unbag & First LookUnboxing9:13

Korea: The Fight Across the 38th (RBM) - Unbag & First Look

KilroyWasHere

KilroyWasHere

C3i 38 unboxingUnboxing16:14

C3i 38 unboxing

Pushing Cardboard

Pushing Cardboard

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About Korea: The Fight Across the 38th

From BoardGameGeek:

On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People's Army advanced in force across the 38th parallel. Its mission: the forcible reunification of the Korean peninsula. Trevor Bender's Korea: The Fight Across the 38th recreates the opening salvos of the Korean War. It is the third volume of the C3i Combined Arms Series, after Battle for Kursk: The Tigers are Burning, 1943 and Desert Victory: North Africa, 1940-1942. The series rules have been adapted to capture the ebb-and-flow of operations as well as the rugged terrain and the logistical challenges faced by each side. Korea: The Fight Across the 38th is featured in C3i magazine nr. 38, which also includes: The Siege of Cadiz 1625, a solitaire design by Daniel Hernández Iniesta Battle for Moscow, a re-issue of Frank Chadwick's classic Game scale Units: Division Map: 1 hex = 25 miles Turns: One month Playing Time: 2 to 3 hours -description from the publisher

Designer

Trevor Bender

Artist

Rodger B. MacGowan

Publisher

RBM Studio

Categories

Korean WarWargame

Mechanics

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