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Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942

Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) · 1976
22 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.1 BGG111CouplesStrategy
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Battle for Midway is a large scale air-naval simulation of the naval action between Japanese forces attempting to invade and seize Midway Island, and the American air, naval and land forces dedicated to holding it at all costs.

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Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942 box art
official art · Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Battle for Midway is a large scale air-naval simulation of the naval action between Japanese forces attempting to invade and seize Midway Island, and the American air, naval and land forces dedicated to holding it at all costs.

Counters representing American and Japanese aircraft, ships and troops maneuver across the maps, searching for the enemy while attempting to remain concealed themselves. When the enemy is located, intense efforts are devoted to his destruction, and to the achievement of strategic objectives.

2 Maps 480 die cut counters Rules Deployment sheets CRT player aids Large ziplock package format

The game looks very playable. Being initiative based there is no certain way for a player to set a concrete strategy and so must respond to weather, turn order and the mystery of where the enemy task force is.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.1 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
2 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942 is played by 2 players.
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A game of Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942 takes about 2 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942 for?
Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942 is recommended from age 12.
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Battle for Midway: Decision in the Pacific, 1942 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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