Grail Games: War in the Pacific

[@Stiglr]

I can't imagine setting this up!! I know the map is huge, but then you've got 4 or 5 large displays for each side to array off to the side!!! You need to rent a gym to play this!!! :o

[@pm71241]

That's probably the nicest looking old components in the worst looking old box, I've ever seen.

[@aseuk61]

Had it when it first came out in my youth. Set up and started the campaign game a few times, but never could get to the end.

[@6.Actual]

I have the original version in the flat pack(s)--yeah, I'm that old!

[@przemekbozek]

I've got a few games on the Pacific War but this one is definitely outside of my price target

[@Heldermaior]

I think the only game more complex than War in the Pacific 1st edition, is War in the Pacific 2nd edition.

[@captainharris8980]

Geeze, I wondered briefly if that was my old copy that I had given away to a fellow SFBer, but I actually played the opening scenario with my friends way back when. Yes, it was a titanic effort. And we didn't understand half the rules. Monster of a game.

[@carrickrichards2457]

Fun game and started but never finished. Might have had more sucess with a team on each side! I fabloned my box (good idea for all of SPI's 4" boxes) and, for this game only, the maps too. Stored flat

[@ThymeKeeper]

Water damage seems somehow appropriate...

[@ardwulfslair]

In a fascinating development, I was actually contacted a couple of weeks ago by the original owner (not the fella who sold it to me). The story was, there was a house fire, and attempts to sponge the smoke smell off the game box resulted in this formerly-soggy state. And I think that smell is still VERY slightly detectable.

[@GhostRider-sc9vu]

The articles on combining WIE and WitP would have been in Moves or Strategy & Tactics as they were SPIs house organs. I have a copy somewhere, but it be packed away. Also, sad you have an unpunched version with the box in that poor a shape. Makes me want to cry.

[@ardwulfslair]

And missing one counter! Although thanks to a helpful individual from one of the Facebook groups, that particular problem has been remedied.

[@GhostRider-sc9vu]

@@ardwulfslair USS New Jersey, Missouri, Arizona or IJN Yamato?

[@ardwulfslair]

Thankfully it was a generic Japanese infantry brigade. Still looking for a fresh box, though.

[@z282008]

You got lucky the staples in the booklets didn’t rust my spi the next war was bad with rust

[@chrisridley4840]

if you are anything of a like me the question going through your head in about two months time will be 🤔 How much will it cost me to get a very poor copy of the game but in a really nice box so I can combine the two into one near prefect copy

[@ardwulfslair]

Occasionally empty boxes show up on ebay.

[@joearnold6881]

I keep seeing the Decision Games one on eBay for like 400 bucks, and I want it so bad. I don’t have anything like the room to play it, And my poor ass DEFINITELY doesn’t have the money to buy it. Eh. Maybe some day.

[@ardwulfslair]

You do not want the Decision version IMO. The SPI version actually has at least one meaty one-map scenario.

[@joearnold6881]

@@ardwulfslair that’s ok. I never play one map scenarios, except for learning scenarios. I have a sick need to, no matter how big or complex the game, always and only play the largest scenario.

[@chrisridley4840]

@@joearnold6881 hardcore Gamer 👏👏👏