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Iwo Jima: Valor Of Arms, 19 Feb. – 25 March 1945 box art
1983 Ranked #11,732

Iwo Jima: Valor Of Arms, 19 Feb. – 25 March 1945

Solo World War II wargame has Marines invade Iwo Jima, clear Japanese forces, and do so quickly. Hidden enemy facing, ambushes, and beach choices make every advance toward the island interior hazardous.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.77/5

Rating

6.71

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Solitaire game on the Battle of Iwo Jima. Japanese units are set up with their facing covered.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Solitaire game on the Battle of Iwo Jima. Japanese units are set up with their facing covered. Marines will invade from 2 alternate beaches. Rules allow the Japanese to fire at Marines once the latter moves to within 2 hexes. Special rules cover raising the flag at Mt Suribachi, regimental integrity, banzai charge, Japanese ambush, replacements, Naval Gunnery support, Iwo Jima airfields, etc. Victory is determined by how fast the Japanese can be cleared from Iwo Jima.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Country: Japan Country: USA Islands: Iwo Jima (Japan) Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Players: Solitaire Only Games

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Noble Knight Games iwo jima: valor of arms, 19 feb. – 25 march 1945

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
240 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Gary Gillette David Rohde

Artists

1
Kristine L. Bartyzel

Publishers

1
Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)

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