1993
BGG rank #27397
Saipan
1 player
0 min
Ages 0+
2.7/5 complexity
5.5/10 rating
About this game
Saipan is a solitaire wargame about the US invasion during June-July, 1944 of the Japanese held island of the same name. Uses the rules system based on that featured in Red Beach One (Tarawa) published in S&T 142. Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #162, along with Clontarf. Game Scale: Turn: 24-48 hours Map: 900 meters Unit: Company/Battalion/Regiment Game Contents: One 22 x 34" (Saipan uses only half of the map as the other half is for Clontarf) One countersheet (200 1/2" dual-side printed counters) One 7 page rulebook
What it feels like
Hexagon Grid
Dice Rolling
Wargame
World War II
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