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Game: Pacific War



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Publisher: Victory Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Mark Herman
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Description:


Pacific War Scenario 1 Pearl Harbor A detailed play through of the first scenario to help learn one of the most innovative games on the Pacific War in WW II


Articles


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Pub Date
Article Description
Source
65
Date: 2/18/2023
Poster: Jerry Todd
Pacific War Battle Scenarios

Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, continues his overview of Pacific War (specifically the GMT reprint of the VG game) getting into the battle scenarios
Web Link
64
Date: 5/9/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
Pacific War Engagement Scenarios – First Impressions & evaluation

"Engagement Scenarios are intended primarily as introductions to the game system." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, offers a nice overview of these components of GMT Games' Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945. "I love how Mark Herman leads you in his designs through the learning process."
Web Link
63
Date: 9/9/2018
Poster: Mark D.
Pacific War Scenario 1 Pearl Harbor Instructional Replay

"Pacific War" - Scenario 1 - Pearl Harbor: A detailed play through of the first scenario to help learn one of the most innovative games on the Pacific War in WW II.
Web Link
61
Date: 6/10/2018
Poster: Mark D.
Pacific War to be Republished!

Mark Herman’s Pacific War (Victory Games) is being republished with Mark’s participation. The new map and counter graphics are off the charts. Mark is adding new rules for submarines and HQ’s. It will be printed by a French company and hopefully will be available by late 2018 or early 2019. More info to come soon...
Web Link
60
Date: 4/23/2016
Poster: Mark D.
Pacific War: Battle Cycle Pictorial

A few nice pics of a "Pacific War" battle about to start. But we're left hanging! What are the steps in the Battle Cycle? How did the battle turn out? Thanks to Kevin Sharp, of the Big Board Gaming blog, for paying some attention to this classic game, and we look forward to his promised "full report"...
Web Link
59
Date: 9/15/2015
Poster: Mark D.
Hexsides and Hand Grenades: Replay

Interesting replay of "The Battle of the Coral Sea" scenario shared by Brad Smith. This is the second "Pacific War" article I''ve seen in the last 7 days... I''m in wargamer heaven...
Web Link
58
Date: 9/8/2015
Poster: Mark D.
Big Board Gaming: Wake Island Scenario Replay

It''s about time somebody broke out this game and reported on it! Kevin Sharp, writing for his Big Board Gaming blog, makes a tentative attempt (it is a pretty complicated game) at the Wake Island scenario. Lots of pictures, good info, a few questions...
Web Link
55
Date: 3/5/2008
Poster: Mark D.
How do you eat an elephant? Pacific War Review

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Brief review shared by David G. Cox on BGG.
Web Link
57
Date: 3/1/2005
Poster: Mark D.
Fan Website

Thanks to the Internet Archive, the information available at this link is still available.
Archive.org
52
Date: 8/1/2002
Poster: Mark D.
Paul Breslin: Replay

Concise replays of a few short scenarios of Pacific War, submitted by Paul A. Breslin.
Grognard Hosted
45
Date: 1/6/2001
Poster: Mark D.
Rules Variants (Word)

Map corrections, Sequence of Play variants, and tons of other variants shared by Steen Kastoft Hansen and Christian Strachan.
Grognard Hosted
49
Date: 12/8/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Rules Summary (Word - Zipped)

Extremely useful summary document that will save countless hours flipping through the rule book. Share by Steen Kastoft Hansen.
Grognard Hosted
43
Date: 10/30/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Variant Rules

Extensive set of variant rules, shared by Markus Stumptner.
Grognard Hosted
39
Date: 6/9/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Article Index

List of magazine articles that cover Pacific War.
Grognard Hosted
47
Date: 6/15/1997
Poster: Mark D.
Pacific War Replay

This is a replay of one of the solo games of the Pacific War Campaign Scenario #1 that MarkusStumptner played last year to check whether our house rules made sense before we first used them in a Strategic Scenario.
Grognard Hosted
42
Date: 6/15/1997
Poster: Mark D.
Consolidated Q&A (PDF)

Consolidate Q&A in PDF format. Includes Victory Games Errata from April 1986 along with answers by designer Mark Herman.
Grognard Hosted
41
Date: 6/15/1997
Poster: Mark D.
Consolidated Q&A (txt)

Consolidated Q&A text file, compiled by Markus Stumptner.
Grognard Hosted
48
Date: 6/5/1997
Poster: Mark D.
Replay - Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Replay

As the Allies, Markus Stumptner planned to use what he had learned in the Coral Sea scenario and halt the expected Japanese advance toward G'canal an odd number of hexes away. Then he would advance his carriers to within airstrike range, sink the Japanese troop transport before troops could land, and continue to launch devastating airstrikes vs. enemy capital ships as he withdrew... Didn't quite work out that way...
Grognard Hosted
35
Date: 8/31/1994
Poster: Mark D.
The Pacific War Revisited: Alternate Start Up Scenario

Alternate start up scenario submitted by Cassady Craft.
Grognard Hosted
36
Date: 4/20/1993
Poster: Mark D.
Rules Index

Rules Index submitted by Gregg Belevick.
Grognard Hosted
40
Date: 5/1/1987
Poster: Mark D.
More Errata

Errata compilation from Victory Games replies to questions from Wendell Martin in April/May 1987.
Grognard Hosted
44
Date: 6/15/1986
Poster: Mark D.
Webpage for playing aide (database file, MS Access)

Web Link
53
Date: 5/15/1986
Poster: Mark D.
Rule book index (PDF)

Scan of index from rulebook.
Grognard Hosted
56
Date: 5/15/1986
Poster: Mark D.
Official Errata

Official errata from May of 1986, published by Victory Games.
Grognard Hosted
37
Date: 4/1/1986
Poster: Mark D.
Errata

Errata submitted by Markus Stumptner
Grognard Hosted
51
Date: 4/1/1986
Poster: Mark D.
Official Errata - April 1986 (PDF)

Official Pacific War Errata from Victory Games in April 1986.
Grognard Hosted
38
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Designer Q&A

Q&A correspondence between Russ Dumke (who submitted this article) and game designer Mark Herman.
Grognard Hosted
46
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
rules index

Grognard Hosted
50
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant with improved OB (Word file, 261K)

Grognard Hosted
54
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Fan Website

Fan website for Pacific War.
Web Link