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Postcard Guadalcanal
Postcard Guadalcanal
by (Self-Published) (2021)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
10+

Playing Time
45 minutes to 1 hour, 15 minutes
Categories
  • Nautical
  • Wargame
  • World War II
  • Print & Play
  • Aviation / Flight
  • Designers
  • Lou Coatney
  • Mechanisms
  • Pick-up and Deliver
  • Area Movement
  • Simulation
  • Dice Rolling
  • Variable Phase Order
  • Force Commitment
  • Artists
  • Lou Coatney
  • Family
  • Country: Japan
  • Country: USA
  • Free Wargames
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Components: Postcard games
  • History: World War II (Pacific)
  • Rating: 6.25/10 from 4 users

    Description

    A couple weeks ago my 11 year old daughter beat me in this in a typical last-minute cliff-hanger game.

    The game is so unpredictable - all the chances are 50% die rolls or coin tosses - it is ideal for solitaire play too.

    8 half-month turns for U.S. or Japan to take and keep Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
    2 battleship, 2 cruiser - a 3rd for U.S. if/when 1 is lost - 2 carrier, and 2 transport pieces each, plus Yamato for Japanese if an IJN battleship piece is lost.
    6 ground units each
    5 U.S. and 4 Japanese air units.

    Codebreaking, night combat, radar, Torpedo Junction, Long Lance torpedoes for Japanese cruisers with Night surprise.

    And anyone is free to print this or my other 3 (so far) postcard games off in postcard format ... as long as my copyright statement and the Dedication are retained ... to mail/give to family and friends.

    (Of course, for your own personal copy you will want to photocopy-enlarge the components ... the front at both A4 (for the units) and A3 (for the chart) and the back/rules as large as you need them. :-) )

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