Tarawa: 1943

Game Tarawa 1943 Publisher Worthington Publishing Players Solo Only Play Time 30-60 Minutes Era WWII - Pacific Description Fast-playing, card-driven game simulating the USMC attack on Tarawa; great for newer gamers or those wanting a fast game "TARAWA 1943" is a solitaire, card driven wargame on the invasion of Japanese controlled Tarawa by the 2nd Marine Division. Each turn the USMC player will activate one of his battalions (there are 8 in the game). During it's activation it can move, attack, and attempt to regroup. The USMC player further has a 3 card hand (out of a deck of 30 cards) that gives additional resources to the player (naval support, air support, engineers, tanks, etc). The USMC player can play 1 card during their turn and 1 card during the Japanese turn. As a battalion is activated it reduces its cohesion (reflecting wear and tear, exhaustion). Battalions are further reduced in cohesion due to Japanese attacks and the marines "pushing their attacks". Aft