Fleet Commander: NIMITZ

Fleet Commander: NIMITZ is a solo game that spans the Pacific War from the beginning of 1942 to its end in 1945, but can be played independently in campaigns for each year.

Your success depends on the vital balance between strategic and tactical focus. You must move your forces around the map to achieve your strategic objectives, but you must also outthink your opponents (which will be the game itself) on the battlefield.

At the end of the campaign, you will achieve victory based on the objectives in your possession: Hawaii, Midway, Solomon Islands, etc.

The box includes 4 campaigns, corresponding to the years 1942 to 1945, which can be played together.
You can play each campaign as a stand-alone game or as part of a series of linked games, covering the entire war.
Each year represented has its own set of markers that accurately detail the ships, air groups and army units that participated in the war.

How to play

• Schematically, turns are made up of a sequence of steps. The way the Japanese player works, controlled by the game itself, is very simple and is designed so that the challenge is to defeat him through our strategic decisions and not slow down the pace of the game.
• Each turn we receive supply points, which we can use to acquire new units, reconnaissance capacity, battle plans or repair damaged units, among other options.
• We can use reconnaissance to learn the orders of the Japanese fleets on the board and thus direct our ships more efficiently and thwart their plans.
• They will move our forces and, later, the Japanese forces. When forces from both sides coincide in the same space, a battle occurs.
• After the battle, the Japanese player receives reinforcements and repairs to his units.
• The American ships move towards friendly ports.
• The supply of American troops and airfields is checked.

Components

• 1 6-wing assembled campaign board (559x648mm)
• 16 Color marker boards
• 1 432x180mm battle board
• 1 Player registration sheet
• 4 Campaign sheets
• 1 Rulebook
• 2 10-sided dice