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Beachhead: A Game of Island Invasions in the South Pacific 1942-1944
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19 November 2024 – by Soichiro Nakane – “BEACHHEAD (1980)” – Rodger, Excellent cover art! All of your Yaquinto record album covers are amazing. I read about your father in your art book. I can feel your admiration for him within this art.”

Beachhead: A Game of Island Invasions in the South Pacific 1942-1944 (1980)

Players
2–4
Playing time
90–90 min
Age
12+
6.14
Average rating
51
Ratings
2.60/5
Weight
#24000
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Michael J. Matheny
Artist:Rodger B. MacGowan
Publisher:Yaquinto
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.2, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.2
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameWorld War IISecret Unit DeploymentHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign GameLine of Sight

Overview

Beachhead is a squad-level Pacific theater wargame. Each hex is 25 yards, each counter represents 1 squad (~10 men), 1 heavy weapons team (~5 men), or 1 tank, bunker, emplacement or gun. One turn represents 10 minutes of time.

The game is divided into basic and optional rules. The basic rules cover the basics of movement and direct and indirect fire. The optional rules include rules for bombardments, close combat, smoke, Japanese reinforcements, and air strikes.

Two scenarios are included:

Banzai!!! A counter-attack after the American Marines have landed. The Opposed Landing A Marine landing on a heavily-defended beach.

This game shares similar scale and mechanics to Commando Actions: A Game of Tactical Level Combat in World War II.

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