Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
"Bloody Buna" is a wargame simulation of the New Guinea Campaign which lasted from July 1942 through January 1943. The game actually consists of 4 different battles; The Milne Bay, High Water Mark, Bloody Buna and a campaign game linking the other three.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Movement Points
Spend a movement allowance across spaces with different costs.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Zone of Control
Restrict or influence movement through areas controlled by nearby pieces.
Read the full game description
"Bloody Buna" is a wargame simulation of the New Guinea Campaign which lasted from July 1942 through January 1943. The game actually consists of 4 different battles; The Milne Bay, High Water Mark, Bloody Buna and a campaign game linking the other three. "Separate scenarios cover specific operations, whilst a campaign game recreates the entire struggle. Four different games in all."--Box. "Game features special naval landing forces, bunkers, armored units, paratroop drops, invasions, attrition, airstrikes, and much more...180 counters represent the US, Australian and Japanese forces that took part."--Box. For adults aged twelve and up. Boxed Version Contains: 8-page rule book 1 map sheet (59 x 63 cm.) with two maps covering Port Moresby - Kokoda - Buna, and Milne Bay 1 sheet of 182 unit counters (including 2 blanks) 4 sheets of tables (Time Record track; Combat results tables; Anti-AFV table and Milne Bay set-up clarifications; Air superiority/Allied air scatter/Attrition tables) 1 die