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Rules assistance for The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
Rules assistant for The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day
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The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day is an expansion for The Battle of Midway 1942 AD released in 2013 for 2 players. It was designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.
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About the game
Independence Day Scenario : the following variant rules, and the accompanying counters, posit the Japanese launched their offensive a month later (July 3rd through 5th). Both sides would've been able to reinforce the forces used here, but would they have made a difference? Play the game with variants and find out! Bonus scenario offered by Turning Point Simulation (for TPS's subscribers)
Designers
Publishers
- LPS, Inc.
- Turning Point Simulations
Questions and answers
The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day 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.
The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day belongs to these categories: Wargame, Nautical, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day are: Paul Rohrbaugh. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Battle of Midway 1942 AD: Independence Day as an expansion for The Battle of Midway 1942 AD. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Battle of Midway 1942 AD to use it. Check that your edition of The Battle of Midway 1942 AD is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.