Just wanted to do a plug for this one: http://www.vietnam65.com/.
I have a particular interest in guerrilla warfare, and this is one of the few games to put a proper emphasis on intelligence gathering and logistics. Combat (and indeed all the mechanics) are very simple but it does the trick. Plus, it's quite well designed as a game - each unit and action seems to have its place, and there are a number of different ways you can win. It's also cheap, at $8.95 on Steam.
Shuttling your transport units back and forth, never being completely sure that your carefully patrolled corridor is indeed clear of VC mines and RPG teams, really gives a flavor of this kind of campaign.
The big downside is that you can only play as the US/ARVN, but hopefully the system will expand to allow humans to take the NLF. I'd love to see the system tried out in other theaters/conflicts as well.
I have a particular interest in guerrilla warfare, and this is one of the few games to put a proper emphasis on intelligence gathering and logistics. Combat (and indeed all the mechanics) are very simple but it does the trick. Plus, it's quite well designed as a game - each unit and action seems to have its place, and there are a number of different ways you can win. It's also cheap, at $8.95 on Steam.
Shuttling your transport units back and forth, never being completely sure that your carefully patrolled corridor is indeed clear of VC mines and RPG teams, really gives a flavor of this kind of campaign.
The big downside is that you can only play as the US/ARVN, but hopefully the system will expand to allow humans to take the NLF. I'd love to see the system tried out in other theaters/conflicts as well.