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Battle For Midway (game)
''Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942'' is a board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1976 that simulates the Battle of Midway during World War II. Background In June 1942, six months after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sought to ambush an American fleet near Midway Island and take control of the island in order to extend their defensive perimeter and offensive capabilities against Fiji, Samoa and Hawaii. However, American codebreakers were able to read the Japanese orders, and the Americans planned a trap of their own, setting up one of the most important naval engagements of the war. Description ''Battle for Midway'' is a two-player wargame in which one player controls American forces and the other controls Japanese forces. The game, which takes 6-10 hours to play, features submarines, initiative, invasion, combat air patrol, air combat in waves, and storms. The game is relatively complex, including 2 hex grid maps, 480 die-cut counters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Of Rulebook For Battle For Midway Wargame
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