The Game: 'The Decisive Battle Guadalcanal' is 2nd edition. 1st edition as a S.S. (small-simulation) game was sold by 'Sho-Kikaku' in 1989. It consists of 128 pieces(other 60 pieces for 'Strategic Sekigahara' optional rules and 9 pieces for Issue #63 'Taiheiki'), a 51 x 72 cm map (printed in Japanese) and 7 pages of rules (in Japanese). Turn length is a half month and naval units are a ship and a squadron , army units are regiments. The map area is East New Guinea to New Hebrides. Player numbers are two and playing time is over two hours. 'The Decisive Battle Guadalcanal' covers the battles in South Pacific 1942. Players become Imperial Japanese forces and Allies' forces. Victory condition is the occupation of Guadalcanal island. Imperial Japan still has even forces against Allies in 1942. Specially Japanese battle ship Yamato and Mutsu appear in a game that is possible.Both players have to make three-dimensional operation plans for sea, land and air units. Solitaire Suitability:Medium(Low-Medium-High)Game Design: Sho Kawakita.He was a member of Epoch's war game project with Ginichiro Suzuki.He designed Japanese middle age game'Tenka Toitsu' and WW2'The Bulge' which were in Epoch's 'Simulation Games Basic 1'.Ancient China multi-players game 'Sangokushi Engi' was also from Epoch.Decisive Battle Guadalcanal is published in Game Journal #3. - BoardGameGeek