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The Solomons Campaign (Second Edition)
2008
Rules assistance for The Solomons Campaign (Second Edition)
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for The Solomons Campaign (Second Edition)
For 2 players
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The Solomons Campaign (Second Edition) is a board game released in 2008 for 2 players. It was designed by Joseph Miranda and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
Game description from the publisher: The Solomons Campaign is an extensive redesign of the old-SPI game of the same name originally designed and published by James F. Dunnigan in 1973. It presents a two-player, complex historical simulation of the air, sea and land campaigns waged on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the summer and fall of 1942. The game begins with the American invasion of that island and includes the subsequent Japanese attempts to retake it. The game is intended to be a simulation of combined air-naval-ground operations, or what are today called "joint operations". Consequently it centers on modeling command and staff systems, focusing on the difficulties and advantages inherent in sequenced interactions between and among air, naval and ground forces.
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Designers
Publishers
- Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社)
- Decision Games (I)
Questions and answers
The Solomons Campaign (Second Edition) 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 Solomons Campaign (Second Edition) has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Solomons Campaign (Second Edition) belongs to these categories: Wargame, Nautical, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. 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 Solomons Campaign (Second Edition) are: Joseph Miranda. 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 Solomons Campaign (Second Edition) as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.