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by Slowcoach01
Sun May 17, 2026 1:58 pm
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?
Replies: 18
Views: 1134

Re: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?

Epilogue

I finished my unusual game of Korea 50-51 playing as the UN, the game where a rogue UN nuclear attack on China by General Jack D. Ripper (or maybe it was Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw for a modern audience) had triggered full Chinese intervention ridiculously early on turn 2. Unsurprisingly I ...
by Slowcoach01
Wed May 06, 2026 1:43 pm
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: Now I can see how great this game is...
Replies: 12
Views: 882

Re: Now I can see how great this game is...

Many of the posts in this thread resonate with me as I had a similar experience. I was into board wargames back in the 1970's although not really the monster games. The closest I came was when a friend of mine bought DNO/Unentscheiden as a challenge and we spent an entire day just SETTING IT UP! The ...
by Slowcoach01
Mon Apr 27, 2026 9:42 pm
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?
Replies: 18
Views: 1134

Re: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?

Yes, I was playing the scenario version from the Modern - Asia folder, not the one from the tutorial folder. I definitely did not tamper with events before starting. So it seems I may have just been unlucky in that I have discovered an anomaly in this scenario that no-one has ever spotted before! It ...
by Slowcoach01
Mon Apr 27, 2026 4:59 pm
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?
Replies: 18
Views: 1134

Re: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?

Thanks for the guidance Cpl GAC. I'd just about come to that conclusion but will now give it a try with Drive and see what happens.
by Slowcoach01
Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:49 pm
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?
Replies: 18
Views: 1134

Re: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?

Thanks for looking at this Telumar. At least that shows I am not missing anything obvious. I do have a couple of save files that might give a clue as follows:

1. Turn 2, before any attacks were planned or carried out. (If this rogue nuclear strike had showed up in the planned attacks I would ...
by Slowcoach01
Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:00 pm
Forum: The Operational Art of War IV
Topic: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?
Replies: 18
Views: 1134

Re: New player, am I unlucky or just not getting it?

A very similar thing just happened to me playing as the UN in this scenario - except that the UN nuked China (hex 0,0) on turn 2! The entire Chinese army arrived so fast that I actually lost Pusan on turn 8 and consequently most of my reinforcements. It's still fun, although I am now playing for a ...

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