Cover art for Major Campaigns of General Douglas MacArthur

Major Campaigns of General Douglas MacArthur

1974 · BGG
Avg rating
6.12
Bayes rating
5.52
Weight
2.25 (Medium Light)
Players
2
Playtime
1 hr
Ratings count
70

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Description

The game allows you to play in three of the famous General's important campaigns. The 3 scenarios are: Korean War, New Guinea, Bataan Retreat. The games consists of:
Folding gameboard
16 company(trucks) and 40 US unit markers(red)
16 company(trucks) and 40 Jpn,N Korean markers(blue)
Deck of 24 movement cards
5 red and 5 white dice
Sheet of troop allocation grids
You move units from town to town along roads. Each road is different. Solid roads=1 movement point,Dashed road=2 movement points, Dotted roads=3 movement points. Combat is resolved with dice.

Sackson designed the game system and the Bataan scenario, Champer was responsible for the Korea and New Guinea scenarios.

Also see: Major Battles and Campaigns of General George S. Patton



Mechanics

Action Points Dice Rolling Point to Point Movement Simulation

Themes

Korean War Modern Warfare World War II

Publishers

Research Games, Inc. / Athol / RGI / ARC Waddingtons

Designers

Bob Champer Sid Sackson