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Pearl Harbor: The War Against Japan, 1941-1945

Pearl Harbor: The War Against Japan, 1941-1945 1977

Design John Prados Art Paul Richard "Rich" Banner , Richard Hentz , Rodger B. MacGowan Publisher Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
5.7 /10
BGG rating
#27090
BGG rank
3.2
Weight
2–7
Players
2
Best at
180
Minutes
12
Age
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"Pearl Harbor: The War Against Japan, 1941-1945"

"A board-wargame simulation of the Pacific and Asian Theaters of World War II, at the strategic level. Simulated are the major political, military, and economic events of the war from 1941 through 1945, as Japan fought the United States for mastery of East Asia and the Pacific. Two scenarios and a campaign game chart the course of the war."

Data for Second (boxed) edition 1979: 1 large map; 3.5 countersheets; 840 counters. Map and Time Scale: 200km/hx; 3 months/turn. Land units are corps and armies; naval units are multi-ship formations. Source: Text on the Sides of the Box, and (for time scale) a BGG review.

Filed Under

Categories
Aviation / Flight Nautical Wargame World War II
Mechanics
Alliances Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Movement Points Negotiation Ratio / Combat Results Table Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Secret Unit Deployment Simulation Team-Based Game Trading Variable Set-up Zone of Control
BGG ratings
88 · geek rating 5.50
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026