Coast Watchers: Allied Field Intelligence in the South Pacific 1942-1943 (English)

Coast Watchers immerses you in this struggle between Allied intelligence teams and Japanese fighters. Watch blocks hide coastal observation stations, guerrillas, refugees and stranded Allied crews. The nooks and crannies of the game board keep the blocks snug. The face-to-face counterattacks hide the strengthening of Japanese forces, which observers seek to observe and report to headquarters. Other counters show where Japanese patrols search for coastal observers or where they get pulled out of a cut to carry out Japanese searches and Allied delivery missions.

Each side has Mission cards. Allied missions assign secondary missions to coastal observers. Japanese missions establish secret military objectives for victory points, including air and sea operations against which coastal observers must warn Allied forces. By tracking coastal observers while developing military preparedness and guiding operations, the Japanese player seeks to slip through the enemy intelligence net.

Players also draw Asset cards: special abilities to increase actions and perhaps add victory points.

Coast Watchers features 15 standalone “Situations” plus 4 campaigns to tie them together. The situations range from the Japanese incursion in early 1942 in the South Pacific to the neutralization of their large base at Rabaul at the end of 1943.

Components:

• A 22" x 17" mounted game board with recesses
• Two 5" x 7" Patrol and Delivery Mats
• 64 illustrated blocks
• 15 pawns
• 90 playing cards
• Eight 8.5" x 11" two-sided situation boards
• Two 11" x 17" double-sided player support leaflets
• A 11" x 17" 2-sided Solitaire Folding Folder
• Two sheets of 5/8 inch 2-sided rounded pawns
• Score sheets
• One rule book
• One Playbook
• Box, Insert and Bags