Each game contains the following components:
1) One 22' x 28' mapboard covering the eastern or western portion of the United States.
2) 400 die-cut playing pieces.
3) A rules booklet.
4) A scenario booklet.
5) One player-aid and leader display card.

Each hex represents about 12 miles.
Each strength point represents approximately 2,500 men.

Additional information:

Game features alternating player turns including interception movement by the non-phasing player, leaders required to move infantry, special rules for naval and amphibious operations, supply, railroad construction and repairs, a combat system featuring morale and leadership and a campaign game combining both the Potomac and the Tennessee games. The campaign game also adds politics and production to the mix.
Turns are monthly, except for the winter turns (November to February), which are bi-monthly.

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Bloody Ridge is a small, low counter density addition to the award winning Tactical Combat Series (TCS) by The Gamers and designed by noted Guadalcanal historian Michael S. Smith.

Bloody Ridge portrays the fighting that occurred around “Bloody Ridge” on the island of Guadalcanal from 12-14 September 1942 between US and Imperial Japanese forces. The Japanese are attempting to recapture Henderson Field, the airstrip they abandoned when the Marines first landed on 7 August. The Marines are trying to hold the perimeter south of Henderson Field to prevent the Japanese from recapturing the airstrip.

Game Scale:
Game Turn: 20 minutes
Hex: 125 yards / 114 meters
Units: Infantry sections & platoons

Game Inventory:
One 17 x 22" full color maps
One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters)
One 28-page TCS v3.1 specific rulebook
One 16-page Bloody Ridge specifi

U.S.N.: The Game of War in the Pacific, 1941-43

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