38th PARALLEL
INTRODUCTION
Card game for 2 players.
Simulation of the Korean War.
One player is the UN.
The other player is the Communists.
THE DECK
Players share a common deck.
VICTORY
Any player that wins 3 hands in a row wins the game.
If no player wins after 10 turns, the game is a tie.
TURN SEQUENCE
Each turn is divided into 3 phases:
Logistics Phase
Deployment Phase
Attack Phase
LOGISTICS PHASE
Each player draws 8 cards.
Maximum handsize is 8 cards.
Discard excess cards.
If the deck ever runs out, shuffle the discard & draw from it.
DEPLOYMENT PHASE
Players may discard up to 4 cards & draw replacements.
ATTACK PHASE
Players reveal cards from their hands they can score with.
Some cards can be used by either player.
Some cards can only be used by one player.
A player may use either Defensive cards or Offensive cards but not both.
Each card played has a score.
The player with the highest total score of all his cards revealed wins the hand.
All revealed cards are discarded.
A player may discard any cards from his hand he doesn’t want.
ATOMIC BOMB OPTION
If the American player plays the Atomic Bomb card, the game immediately ends.
Draw a card:
If it is 8+ the UN wins.
If it is a 7 the War ends in a Draw.
If it is a 6 or less, the war escalates into WWIII and everybody loses.
The Communist player may play the Limited War card to negate the Atomic Bomb card.
CARD LIST NOTATION
User = Who may use the card.
B = Both players
U = UN Player
C = Communist Player
O = Offensive
D = Defensive
THE DECK CARD LIST
Card Name Score User Type
Military Advisors 3 B -
Reinforcements 4 B -
Fierce Fighting 6 B -
Military Assistance 5 B -
Counterattack 7 B D
Inflict Heavy Losses 7 B -
Escalated Attacks 5 B O
Major Attack 6 B O
Probing Attack 4 B O
Static Fortifications 6 B D
Heavy Fighting 5 B -
Strong Defensive Lines 9 B D
Stalemate 3 B -
War of Attrition 4 B -
Outflank 8 B -
Breakthrough 9 B -
Surprise Attack 6 B O
(Re)Capture Seoul 7 B O
Negotiations 2 B -
Monsoon 3 B -
Repulse Attack 8 B D
Determined Resistance 5 B D
Cruel Winter 3 B -
Fighting Retreat 4 B D
Invasion 9 B O
Mobile Warfare 8 B -
Major Offensive 8 B O
Break Out 6 B D
PLA Forces 8 C -
KPA Forces 4 C -
North Korean Army 5 C -
Chinese Army 9 C -
Soviet MiGs 6 C -
Manchurian Border 7 C D
Spring Offensive 9 C O
Bunker Complexes 8 C D
Concealment & Camouflage 7 C -
Infiltration 6 C O
Human Wave Tactics 6 C -
Guerrilla Warfare 8 C -
Chinese Manpower 9 C -
Superior Infantry Tactics 9 C -
Marshall Peng 10 C -
Soviet Hardware 5 C -
Limited War 2 C -
American Forces 9 U -
UN Contingents 6 U -
ROK Forces 5 U -
South Korean Units 4 U -
Commonwealth Forces 8 U -
General Douglas Macarthur 10 U -
Tank Battalions 6 U -
Pusan Perimeter 9 U D
Decisive Artillery Support 7 U -
Naval Bombardment 5 U -
Airstrikes & Bombing 8 U -
Airpower 9 U -
Outposts 6 U D
UN Firepower 9 U -
US Amphibious Landings 7 U O
Invade North Korea 8 U O
Atomic Bomb - U -
LINKS
Photo History
FAQ
Korean War
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