Cover art for Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

2010 · BGG
Avg rating
7.82
Bayes rating
5.55
Weight
3.31 (Medium Heavy)
Players
2-4
Playtime
18 hr
Ratings count
57

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Description

"Across the Pacific" is a board wargame which portrays the entire World War 2 Pacific War in five-month turns with units that range from armies to regiments, air fleets to destroyer flotillas. The game system is interactive so that each player is involved at every moment of play. The heart of the game's mechanics is a series of strategic and tactical phases — 5 per player per turn — that are sequenced by a chit draw so that each player will know his and his opponents possible actions, but not the order in which they will be undertaken. This brings about continual strategic and operational opportunity as players plan their actions in response to the lifting for of war.

Across the Pacific provides a manageable and fast-paced wargame that has a high level of detail and operational flavor while retaining the strategic scope of the ebb and flow of the Pacific War

Across the Pacific contains:

 36 by 48 inch map of the Pacific Basin from Pearl Harbor to Imphal, Dutch Harbor to Brisbane
 960 die-cut backprinted 5/8 inch counters
 24-page rules booklet
 24-page Designer's Notes, Historical Commentary, and Examples of Play booklet
 two 11 by 17 inch color backprinted Order of Battle charts — one Japanese, one Allied
 two 8-1/2 by 11 inch Unit and Carrier Air Groups Display charts — one Japanese, one Allied
 two 8-1/2 by 11 inch Task Force Dispay charts
 two 8-1/2 by 11 inch Charts and Tables card




Mechanics

Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Ratio / Combat Results Table Simulation

Themes

Nautical World War II

Publishers

Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社) Pacific Rim Publishing

Designers

Michael Myers