Pacific Battles: Nomonhan, 1939
(2013)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 0 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Hexagon Grid...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 480 |
| Minimum age: | 0 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Decision Games (I) |
| Designers: | Joseph Miranda |
| Artists: | Joe Youst |
| Mechanics: | Hexagon Grid |
Publisher's description:
"Pacific Battles: Nomonhan, 1939, is a wargame series of several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of operations in World War II. The system emphasizes the operational level of these campaigns, and deals with land and air operations. Nomonhan is the second game in the series (Japanese vs. Soviet), following the first game in the series, Guadalcanal (World at War issue #23); It covers the entire land-air campaign for the strategic Mongolian city of Nomonhan, May to September, 1939. The game includes 228 die-cut counters, and also includes air units, supply markers, campaign chits, suppression chits, deception markers, etc.
Land units are primarily regiments, and air units represent from 12 to 60 aircraft, depending on the quality of the air force. The colorful map features Mongolia, with each hex representing approximately two miles across, and includes such prominent locations as Kawamata Bridge and Nomonhan, as well as various charts and tables for easy reference during play
Published in World at War magazine #32, Oct-Nov 2013.
Game Scale:
Game Turn: 1 week
Hex: 2 miles / 3.2 kilometers
Units: Battalion to Regiment
Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full color map
One dual-side printed countersheet (228 5/8" counters)
One 16-page Sedan rulebook
Solitaire Playability: Medium
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 2 or more
Playing Time: 2-4"
Alternative names:
Pacific Battles: Nomonhan, 1939
Last Updated: 2025-10-13 12:09:01 UTC
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