The Eagle and the Sun (1991)

About this game

User Summary Sub-titled "The War in the Pacific 1932-1948, this is a a World War II Pacific Theater wargame that allows you to recreate various campaigns. The game has been described by some as a remake of S.P.I.'s War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45. The contents include: '7'-22" by 34" multi-colors Game Mapsheets 2,580 1/2" by 1/2" & 672 1/2" by 3/4" cardboard game counters '2'-Rules, Scenarios, & Tables Booklets- (of 64 pages) Some of the Scenarios include: '1932'-Mini Campaign-Attack by the I.J.N. on the Panama Canal with an 'Arms Race' as an *Option*-(and including the 'cancelled' vessels for both sides); 'Training' Scenarios: the Relief of Wake Island Battle of the Gilbert Isles; Midway; Burma; Philippines Sea; "Fantasy Sci-Fi" game on "The Final Countdown"-(the Movie where a Modern Nuclear Carrier is "sent back in time to just before Dec. 7th, 1941"); entire Pacific Campaign. The turns represent a Week's time, there is a method for determining "Initiative" for one side or the other, and many detailed minutiae for those 'buffs' staunch enough to make their way through this.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 4.8/5 this is a heavy game — read the rulebook before people arrive.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.