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War, The - The Pacific 1941-1945

By: Compass Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: War Games - World War II (Compass Games)

MSRP old price: $175.00


Product Info

Title
War, The - The Pacific 1941-1945
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
2021
Dimensions
9.25x11.75x3"
NKG Part #
2147886577
MFG. Part #
CPS1098
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
2 - 4 Players
Game Length
1800 Minutes

Description

The War: The Pacific, 1941-1945 borrows many concepts from TWE, so experienced TWE gamers will readily adapt to TWP’s game system. However, TWP doesn’t just port European Theater rules to the Pacific and hope for the best. The game features sophisticated carrier-warfare rules that capture the unique features of the Allied naval struggle against Japan. Further, TWP isn’t just a naval strategy contest. Unlike some WWII strategy games, Nationalist China plays an active role in TWP, and a player’s diplomatic strategy in China may be as important as his military strategy.

As in TWE, there are numerous optional rules and variants, from the Doolittle raid to Japanese Fleet suicide missions. Scenarios include Changsha (Nationalist China vs. Japan, Fall 1939); Guadalcanal; Coral Sea; Midway; the Eastern Solomons; Leyte; Okinawa, 1941-1945 Pacific War Campaign; 1942-1943 Turning Point; and TW-Global, combining TWP and TWE into one monster campaign game.

Playing times range from less an hour for the smallest scenarios up to 40-50 hours for the full campaign. For those who want to run the full Europe-Pacific campaign, joining both games together, you’ll need about 80 hours to recreate all of World War Two.

Product Information:

  • Complexity: High (about 8 out of 10)
  • Solitaire Suitability: Good
  • Time Scale: 1 turn = 3 months
  • Map Scale: 1 hex = 100-120 miles/hex
  • Unit Scale: Fleets and Task-Forces; Air: Wings; Land: Divisions, Corps and Army
  • Players: Two
  • Playing Time: 50 hours for full campaign (1.5 hours and up for scenarios)

    Components:

  • 2 maps
  • 8 full sheets of 5/8" counters
  • approx. 28 full color 8.5" x 11" cards with various displays, tracks, reminders, tables, charts, worksheets, etc.
  • rules booklet
  • scenario booklet
  • Charts/tables/worksheet booklet
  • deck of variant cards
  • 2 dice
  • full color box and lid – the big 3” deep box