2023
Damned Good Game, this is. Highly recommended.
Logistics and politics are king and queen, with combat a distant third, as it should be in a war.


SOLID GAME

I was as surprised as you probably are.

Very RNG, very map dependent (what kind of map you roll) - but if you get a map you don't like, you can just restart and reroll, no problem.

On Regular, AI is challenging, and while at start you will be building water towers ("water works" in game) to get Political
Points to be able to afford your units, and delivering UN supplies to make the villages like you more (and like enemy less)...

...very soon militia will spam mines ("IED") all over the place, and engage your Husky anti-mine vehicles, talibs will engage your helicopters with AAA missiles, and villages will fly the red (opium - militia) or white (talib) flags which show you their allegiance.

Solid, challenging game - and this is from a guy who HATES beer and pretzel games, and loves monster grognard "no life" like War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition.

2023 Damned Good Game, this is. Highly recommended. Logistics and politics are king and queen, with combat a distant third, as it should be in a war. SOLID GAME I was as surprised as you probably are. Very RNG, very map dependent (what kind of map you roll) - but if you get a map you don't like, you can just restart and reroll, no problem. On Regular, AI is challenging, and while at start you will be building water towers ("water works" in game) to get Political Points to be able to afford your units, and delivering UN supplies to make the villages like you more (and like enemy less)... ...very soon militia will spam mines ("IED") all over the place, and engage your Husky anti-mine vehicles, talibs will engage your helicopters with AAA missiles, and villages will fly the red (opium - militia) or white (talib) flags which show you their allegiance. Solid, challenging game - and this is from a guy who HATES beer and pretzel games, and loves monster grognard "no life" like War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition.