Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
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1942
Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
2.2
Rating
5.67
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
The game has a high variability gameboard, good expansions available, deep strategic possibilities, moderate player interaction, good scalability, and is moderately easy to learn. Overall, it offers a high level of replayability.
Luck profile
1942 has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
"Japan's Opening Moves in the Pacific - The simultaneous operations against Malaya, Java, and the Philippines." Map hexes are 85 nautical miles across, each turn equals one half a month, and units are brigade through regiment scale. One of GDW's Series 120 games, a line of introductory wargames spanning various historical eras. The games in the series had 120 counters and were supposed to be playable in 120 minutes or less, hence the name. Republished in Command Magazine Japan #57 in 2004, along with Minsk '41.
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Credits
Designers
1
Marc W. Miller
Artists
1
Sawshun Yamagushi
Publishers
2
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (?????)
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