Cover art for Pearl Harbor: The War Against Japan, 1941-1945

Pearl Harbor: The War Against Japan, 1941-1945

1977 · BGG
Avg rating
5.75
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
3.20 (Medium Heavy)
Players
2-7
Playtime
3 hr
Ratings count
86

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Description

"Pearl Harbor: The War Against Japan, 1941-1945" "A board-wargame simulation of the Pacific and Asian Theaters of World War II, at the strategic level. Simulated are the major political, military, and economic events of the war from 1941 through 1945, as Japan fought the United States for mastery of East Asia and the Pacific. Two scenarios and a campaign game chart the course of the war." Data for Second (boxed) edition 1979: 1 large map; 3.5 countersheets; 840 counters. Map and Time Scale: 200km/hx; 3 months/turn. Land units are corps and armies; naval units are multi-ship formations. Source: Text on the Sides of the Box, and (for time scale) a BGG review.

Play mode

Team-based

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Deduction & hidden information Dice rolling
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Negotiation & trading Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Campaign / legacy game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict Adventure & exploration Business, building & transportation

Publishers

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Designers

John Prados