Tokyo Express Board Game

Tokyo Express is a solitaire and two-player simulation of the night naval battles off Guadalcanal. In the solitaire version, you command the US fleet, awaiting the emergence of the Tokyo Express from the darkness. You group your ships into formations, assigning them orders, and select the targets to attack with torpedoes and guns. Simple mechanisms control Japanese maneuvers and target assignments in a realistic manner. You never know when combat will occur until the explosion of torpedo salvos signals the presence of Japanese forces that detected you first and made their surprise attacks. The two-player version modifies the solitaire game and pits players against each other in an exciting recreation of World War II naval combat.Contents:156 ship counters520 information markers22" x 32" mapsheetBasic rules bookStandard rules book120 gunnery cards11" x 16" battle movement display10 charts and tables cards2 ships log roster pads1 d101 counter storage tray