Dragon's Pride: Ambition Against Korea, 645 társasjáték

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Historical Background
In 618, the Tang Dynasty unified China, which had been in turmoil following the fall of the Sui Dynasty. Unlike the Sui Dynasty, they maintained peace with neighboring states. However, one of the emperor's sons, the ambitious Li Shimin, despite his role in unifying China under the Tang Dynasty, when his father refused to name him heir to the throne, he staged a coup d'état, killing his two brothers at the "Xuanwu Gate" and removing his father from the throne. Upon his ascension to the throne, he invaded neighboring states and destroyed the mighty nomadic empire, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, and grown to become the sole hegemon of East Asia.

Meanwhile, with a new king on the throne, Goguryeo wanted to maintain good relations with the Tang dynasty and heal the wounds from the past war with the Sui dynasty. However, some nobles found this very humiliating. They thought that Goguryeo, which had defeated the Sui Dynasty's one million soldiers in the past, was now abandoning its pride and begging the Tang Dynasty for peace. In the end, the king tried to assassinate Yeon Gaesomun, who was at the center of it all, but Yeon Gaesomun found out and staged a coup, purging the old king and all the dissident nobles and installing a new king.

Li Shimin wanted to invade all the neighboring regional powers and bring them under his feet. After the fall of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, the last one left was Goguryeo to the east. Eventually, in 645, despite the opposition of almost all his subjects, Li Shimin went to war, and 570,000 Tang soldiers launched a massive invasion of Goguryeo.

Whether this is the pride of a "Dragon" only history knows.

Game Description
Dragon's Pride: Ambition Against Korea, 645 is a 2-4 player historical-war strategy game that aims to be deep but not difficult. Players can choose between the Goguryeo and Tang Dynasty factions. The Goguryeo faction consists of Yeon Gaesomun, who came to power in a coup, and his opponent, Castellan of Ansi, who won the most important battle of this war. The Tang faction consists of Li Shizi, a central figure in the military who actively supported the war, and Zhang Liang, a central figure in the civil service who opposed the war, who led the naval forces and was responsible for key supplies. Li Shimin can be used in common by the Tang faction.

The game has three distinctive features

It's a team game, but you'll need to solve unique objectives hidden from the other players to score victory points. Depending on those objectives, your teammate won't necessarily cooperate with you. Always watch out your teammate.
Instead of just focusing on combat, the game focuses on operations, such as the morale and supply of your army, which makes for a unique experience. In particular, the Tang Dynasty will be under pressure to supply their 570,000 men at every turn, and this can only be solved by fast-paced battles and looting. Goguryeo must defend his castle to the end, but sometimes the need for a great field victory can lead to a dilemma of choice.
The historical theme is reflected throughout the game, implementing the various strategies employed by the Goguryeo and Tang dynasties. It also features unique illustrations that have never been seen before.

—description from the publisher