by Prowler
Hi AnimalMother. It's me again.Bandung Conference: the initial US setup in Africa and Asia is: 1 in South Africa, 1 in the Philippines, 1 in Japan, 1 in S. Korea, 4 in Australia. Just checked with the rules to make sure. I own the Deluxe edition, maybe this is different in other versions, I do not know.
So, BANDUNG CONFERENCE can throw the US out of Africa, out of SE Asia (The Philippines), remove control of Australia, and leave the US with just 1 Influence in either Japan or S. Korea. If the USSR Headlines BANDUNG CONFERENCE, and plays as 1st Action Round "Korean War", the China Card, a 3 or 4 Ops card to place influence is S. Korea... or even "ASIA SCORING" in Action Round 1 for 4 VPs, you let the USSR have a "Red Steamroller" opening in Asia, same as they can already have in Europe and the Middle East.
Red China Alliance: OK let us playtest it your way and see what happens.
Spy cards: of course feel free to borrow and adapt the spy cards. I would be delighted!