Island War: Four Pacific Battles
(1975)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Ratio / Combat Results Table und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 120 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.), Sunset Games |
| Designers: | Kip Allen, Jay A. Nelson, Larry Pinsky, Kevin Zucker |
| Artists: | Redmond A. Simonsen |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Simulation |
Island War is a "Quadrigame" containing four separate battles:
Bloody Ridge - Guadalcanal, Sept 1942 (designed by Kevin Zucker)
Saipan - June 1944 (Kip Allen)
Leyte - October 1944 (Jay Nelson)
Okinawa - April 1945 (Larry Pinsky).
Each game is played on its own map. Counter density is fairly low and each map is folio sized. Includes Standard rules common to all four games and exclusive rules for each individual game. 400 counters
Alternative names:
Island War: Four Pacific Battles
Last Updated: 2025-08-13 04:37:00 UTC
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