Tokyo Express

Tokyo Express is a solitaire and two-player simulation of the night naval battles off Guadalcanal. In the solitaire version, you command the US fleet, awaiting the emergence of the Tokyo Express from the darkness. You group your ships into formations, assigning them orders, and select the targets to attack with torpedoes and guns. Simple mechanisms control Japanese maneuvers and target assignments in a realistic manner. You never know when combat will occur until the explosion of torpedo salvos signals the presence of Japanese forces that detected you first and made their surprise attacks. The two-player version modifies the solitaire game and pits players against each other in an exciting recreation of World War II naval combat.

Contents:

156 ship counters

520 information markers

22" x 32" mapsheet

Basic rules book

Standard rules book

120 gunnery cards

11" x 16" battle movement display

10 charts and tables cards

2 ships log roster pads

1 d10

1 counter storage tray