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The Eagle and the Sun

The Eagle and the Sun

1991

Designed by Mike Crane, Terry R. Shrum

Published by Fresno Gaming Association History Games, Fresno Gaming Association

Description

User Summary Sub-titled "The War in the Pacific 1932-1948, this is a a World War II Pacific Theater wargame that allows you to recreate various campaigns. The game has been described by some as a remake of S.P.I.'s War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45. The contents include: '7'-22" by 34" multi-colors Game Mapsheets 2,580 1/2" by 1/2" & 672 1/2" by 3/4" cardboard game counters '2'-Rules, Scenarios, & Tables Booklets- (of 64 pages) Some of the Scenarios include: '1932'-Mini Campaign-Attack by the I.J.N. on the Panama Canal with an 'Arms Race' as an *Option*-(and including the 'cancelled' vessels for both sides); 'Training' Scenarios: the Relief of Wake Island Battle of the Gilbert Isles; Midway; Burma; Philippines Sea; "Fantasy Sci-Fi" game on "The Final Countdown"-(the Movie where a Modern Nuclear Carrier is "sent back in time to just before Dec. 7th, 1941"); entire Pacific Campaign. The turns represent a Week's time, there is a method for determining "Initiative" for one side or the other, and many detailed minutiae for those 'buffs' staunch enough to make their way through this.

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