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John D.

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PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« on: October 25, 2010, 12:37:37 PM »
Well - we started in the Winter 1941 set up - with Pearl ready to go

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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 12:43:03 PM »
OK - Japanese spread fast and furious - The US fleet moves West - near the Japanese Islands to create a diversion and this bold move manages to get the fleet trapped and out of supply. A series of epic naval battles takes place as the US fleet tries to untangle itself
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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2010, 12:44:21 PM »
Sorry - the pics are small - next sets will be much larger

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2010, 12:45:55 PM »
Japs really push hard into India and take over all the Dutch Pacific territories
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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2010, 12:46:33 PM »
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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2010, 02:11:07 AM »
I think that you mean Dutch Pacific territories, not Danish.

It's the Dutch East Indies.  Holland.  Netherlands. 

Not Denmark.

I hope that helps.  ;D

Also, turn up the heat in that basement (or insulate it) so that dude doesn't have to wear his knit cap indoors. ::)

US fleet got caught hanging out?  I didn't know Mark was there playing as the Americans? ;)

Looks like fun!  Can't wait to get a chance to play this game and try out the new ideas. 

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2010, 02:34:49 AM »
john

could you post the new US battle board for this game

thanks
kenb

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2010, 08:43:58 AM »
Thanks Yoper! - made the correction. This should be a wild game. The Japs are at 20 VPs right now - almost right in the middle of the VP conditions...

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2010, 01:11:18 AM »
Who is playing who?  Is Mike the Japanese and Brian the Allies?  I can see the Japanese are driving on India - but what is going on out in the Pacific - it is hard to tell from the pics. . .

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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2010, 04:40:07 AM »
So Mike and I are playing the Japs while John has taken over the allied operations. Within the first 2 turns we landed troops on all of New Guinea, guadalcanal, new caledonia and Fiji with the use of our destroyers.

I think now we are on turn 6, The US has started taking back the pacific islands. Fiji is down and now they are making their way over towards New Guinea. A giant naval battle took place in the immediate area. We positioned our Navy to block the Fiji attack but instead found ourselves irresistibly charmed by the US fleet sitting alone northeast of our position. We bit down hard with everything we had but risked become entangled by american cruisers, unable to return to the defence of mainland Japan. We managed to deal a severe blow to the american navy and at the same time found the one path that would let us escape and not be cut from supply. This whole thought process took about a half hour, much to John's chagrin as he stood there not having much to do but listen to broadcasted enemy communications.

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2010, 05:25:32 AM »
Ok - here are 2 rules clarifications we like:

Japanese Surprise attack - Once the Japs declare war on the Western Allies - the Western Allies lose the rest of their chit draws.

Anything in combat does not exert a ZOC.

More to come - I will post large pics for the next round - happening Sunday

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2010, 04:10:28 PM »
Is this the first Pacific playtest?

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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2010, 01:54:14 AM »
No - it's not. We are just ironing out a few rules.

Another rule - air units can not participate in combat when flying over the Himalayas.

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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2010, 04:35:52 AM »
Actually - the rules states that black (impassible) territories like the Himalayas prevent movement for all units including air units - so you guys should not be flying anything over those territories.

I think that only air units to fly it regularly historically were the transport planes flying supplies into China.  Air units would need to move around the Himalayas impassible space.

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Re: PACIFIC PLAYTEST!
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2010, 02:37:51 PM »
The position at the moment (start Autumn 43), from the Japanese perspective, is:

 - MacArthur is fighting one hell of a defence of Bombay - it is very tight. If the US had lost the last initiative roll, India would have been unlikely to survive. In fact they won, so MacArthur can at least hold on with another pinning attack.

 - The Allies are ashore on Papua New Guinea but will have to march up the island to the other end where the Japs are building a redoubt.

 - The Japanese have a lot of airpower spread across PNG and the Phillippines. The Japanese fleet is spread between the Carolinas and Japan, with a secondary fleet off India.

 - The Japanese were doing very well until the Summer of 43 - all carriers intact, all carrier air intact - then we lost two carriers to subs, one fully looaded with all air. We're now using islands as carriers (they seem to be harder to sink).

 - China is getting ugly - we lost Shanghai due to force dispersal and being passive. Things are fairly balanced but the Chinese keep multiplying.

It is a WILD ride witrh all these carriers and rerolls.

The Japs have enjoyed a lot of PP - we have nice air, decent sub force, still lots of capital ships. Unfortunately the US have more: 2-hit carriers, 6 AA-value fighters, heavy bombers on the way, and our best naval commanders are gone now.

Banzai Banzai Banzai!!!!

Mike