Survey - Matrix Games War in the Pacific

[Jobu88]

I went ahead and purchased War Plan Pacific. Only $40, downloads pretty quick, installs in no time. Very similar to the old Avalon Hill classic Victory in the Pacific. Rules are very simple....strategy is very complex.... I suffered defeat as the Japanese by August 1942 because I failed to take the oil resources AND have a functional port to ship oil back home.

Combat is simplified but logical and reaistic.

Best of all, Shrapnel apparently produced a patch in May that allows PBEM (the puchase version comes with it).

All in all, first impression is that this game is endless fun and has multiple differeent strategic options for each player to achive victory. You can master the basic mechanics in 30 minutes. Turns are one month and can be completed in as little as 5 minutes ( 10-12 minutes max).

If anyone else has this game and wants to play please let me know.