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?
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a strategic level game of the Pacific War beginning in 1939. The War in the Pacific does not necesarily begin in december 1941.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Movement Points
Spend a movement allowance across spaces with different costs.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Read the full game description
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a strategic level game of the Pacific War beginning in 1939. The War in the Pacific does not necesarily begin in december 1941. The game has one-year turns and ends in 1944. Japanese first edition (Bonsai Games): Boxed (8.75" x 6.5"), a mounted 16.5" x 11.5" mapboard, two bilingual playing charts, 24 full color bilingual mini-cards. Quarterdeck International added a concise 12 page, full color English language rulebook. English first edition (Special Ops magazine): One map, 50 big counters, 24 cards, 8 page English rulebook, 1 player aid.