THE GAME: Coast Watchers takes you into this struggle between Allied intelligence teams and Japanese hunters. Standupblocks 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.

Each 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.

Players also draw Asset cards: special abilities to augment actions and perhaps add victory points.

Components:

• One 22” x 17” Mounted Game Board with recesses
• Two 5” x 7” Patrol and Delivery Chit Mats
• 64 Illustrated Blocks
• 15 Pawns
• 90 Playing Cards
• Eight 8.5” x 11” 2-sided Situation Sheets
• Two 11” x 17” 2-sided Player Aid Foldouts
• One 11” x 17” 2-sided Solitaire Play Foldout
• Two Sheets of 2-sided 5/8-inch Rounded Counters
• Scoring Sheets
• One Rulebook
• One Playbook
• Box, Insert, and Baggies

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