Cover art for War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45

War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45

1978 · BGG
Avg rating
7.09
Bayes rating
5.55
Weight
4.80 (Heavy)
Players
1-6
Playtime
6 hr
Ratings count
105

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Description

War in the Pacific – The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45 is a multi-level simulation of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War Two. The game enables players to recreate the entire course of the war, from the opening Japanese attack on December 7, 1941 to the climactic Allied assaults in the closing days of 1945. This Monster sized game simulates the conflict in the Pacific on a seven section map representing some 30% of the globe, across which cardboard playing pieces move and engage in combat through an hexagonal grid, which functions much like a chessboard in regulating movement. Game components: Rules booklet (56 pages) Scenarios booklet (12 pages) Two charts and tables booklets (16 pages) 3,200 die-cut playing pieces Seven 22" x 34" colored soft map sheets Playing aids, displays and cycle tracks Air/Surface Tactical Display Allied Air Display Allied Game Turn/Cycle Record Track Allied General Record Track Allied Naval Task Force Display Allied Off-Map Movement Display Japanese Air Display Japanese Game-Turn/Cycle Record Track Japanese General Record Track Japanese Naval Task Force Display 2 Dice 2 Plastic trays for playing piece storage Errata (as of December 1978) Level Of Complexity: Very High Average Playing Time: 6 hours (Midway scenario) to 200+ hours

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict Adventure & exploration

Publishers

Hobby Japan SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Designers

Edward Curran Irad B. Hardy Jim Dunnigan Tom Walczyk