Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific
BGG rank
BGG #25,676
BGG rating
5.8

Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific

1986

Rules assistance for Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 180 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.9/5

Rules assistant for Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific

For 2 players

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Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific is a board game released in 1986 for 2 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Roger Nord and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

"Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific" is an operational level wargame simulation of World War II 1945 invasion of Okinawa. It includes a campaign game and 4 shorter scenarios, breaking the campaign into four periods. Air combat is done abstractly, and also in form of tactical bombardment of ground troop. Both sides may choose different tactics which may affect the combat results. Additional features include weather, Kamikaze vs. carriers, battleship Yamato, strategic movement, US tanks and Japanese mortars support, supply and command control, US combat fatigue, recovery and replacement, and Japanese command appeals on ongoing strategy.

Designers

Publishers

  • Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社)
  • 3W (World Wide Wargames)

Questions and answers

Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle In The Pacific supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.