War in the Pacific - The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45 is a multi-level simulation of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War Two. The game enables players to recreate the entire course of the war, from the opening Japanese attack on December 7, 1941 to the climatic Allied assaults in the closing days of 1945.This Monster sized game simulates the conflict in the Pacific on a seven section map representing some 30% of the globe, across which cardboard playing pieces move and engage in combat through an hexagonal grid, which functions much like a chessboard in regulating movement.Game equipment:56-page rules booklet 12-page scenarios booklet Two 16-page charts and tables booklets 3,200 die-cut playing pieces Seven 22' x 34' colored soft map sheets Various playing aids, displays and cycle tracks 2 Dice 2 Plastic trays for playing piece storage Errata (as of December 1978)Level Of Complexity: Very High Average Playing Time: 20 hours to 200+ hours - BoardGameGeek