[Consim-l] CBI Games?

[Mike NotSpecified]

I'm reading "The Burma Road" by Donovan Webster these days and am, as usual, 
finding my enjoyment is somewhat limited by my profound ignorance of the 
topic.  It has always been my experience that reading these histories is much 
more productive when I have also played a game on the subject.  Games give me 
a much better handle on the geography, orders of battle and general 
possibilities than simply reading a straightforward history.

So, any comments on any of the games that cover this theater?  I found a list 
on BGG and have some opinions based on that, but would welcome your 
expereinces.  To stir your memories, two games from BGG are kinda sticking in 
my mind.

Operation Cannibal from Avalanche Press.  Almost universally panned.  The 
consim folder consists of 34 messages, roughly half from a guy who really 
liked it, the rest more or less off-topic....  This game may have contributed 
to the dubious reputation Avalanche enjoys.  I guess they even blew out their 
last copies at $2 apiece.

Yet, for all that, I think I'd be willing to give this a try in that one of 
the main criticisms seems to be how long and hard it is to build the Ledo 
road, which sounds right according to the book.  It may not be a good game, 
but as a companion to the history book it's probably worth the shipping to 
me...

The other game is the The Gamer's "Burma", part of the OCS series.  Decidely 
mixed opinions on this one.  Some say OCS just does not work in this theater, 
others say not only does it work pretty well but this title is also a decent 
introduction to the whole series, being smaller than some of the other titles. 
 The game is on the re-print pre-order list at MMP and I gather existing 
editions are expensive, but I might pursue it anyway.  I have in the back of 
my mind the idea that I should probably give OCS a try one of these days (and 
I also fear I'm going to find it more complex than I'm willing to put up 
with...)

Anyway, this list has usually steered me right in the past, so I'd love to 
have the benefit of your collective wisdom.