{"product_id":"coast-watchers-allied-field-intelligence-in-the-south-pacific-1942-1943","title":"Coast Watchers: Allied Field Intelligence in the South Pacific, 1942-1943 (Pre-Order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers: 1-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime: 1-4 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoast Watchers takes you into this struggle between Allied intelligence teams and Japanese hunters. Standup blocks hide coastwatching stations, guerrillas, refugees, and stranded Allied crew. Gameboard recesses hold the blocks snug. Facedown counters hide the buildup of Japanese forces, which the coastwatchers seek to observe and report to headquarters. Other counters show where Japanese patrols are searching for coastwatchers or go into and get drawn from a cup to run Japanese searches and Allied delivery missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach side has Mission cards. Allied Missions assign side tasks to the coastwatchers. Japanese Missions lay out secret military objectives for victory points, including air and sea operations against which the coastwatchers are to warn Allied forces. By hunting coastwatchers while building up military readiness and guiding operations, the Japanese player seeks to slip through the enemy intelligence net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers also draw Asset cards: special abilities to augment actions and perhaps add victory points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoast Watchers offers 15 standalone “Situations” plus 4 campaigns to tie them together. The Situations span the early-1942 Japanese incursion into the South Pacific to the neutralization of their great base at Rabaul by the end of 1943.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComponents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 22” x 17” Mounted Game Board with recesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo 5” x 7” Patrol and Delivery Chit Mats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64 Illustrated Blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 Pawns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90 Playing Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight 8.5” x 11” 2-sided Situation Sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo 11” x 17” 2-sided Player Aid Foldouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 11” x 17” 2-sided Solitaire Play Foldout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Sheets of 2-sided 5\/8-inch Rounded Counters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScoring Sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Playbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox, Insert, and Baggies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48109642186939,"sku":"817054013258","price":109.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1704\/1809\/files\/raw_f8c716ef-7ea2-446d-909a-94eaa72abb93.jpg?v=1784225994","url":"https:\/\/store.401games.ca\/products\/coast-watchers-allied-field-intelligence-in-the-south-pacific-1942-1943","provider":"401 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}