2004Michael Bennighof
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 2
1 - 2 players30 - 150 minMedium weight

2023Michael Bennighof
Mostly playthroughs. Second World War at Sea: South Pacific is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
From the Avalanche Press website: The U.S. Navy began its counter-offensive against the Japanese in August 1942, with landings on the islands of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese struck back in turn, and fierce naval battles raged in “Ironbottom Sound” by night while aircraft carriers dueled by day. The Americans and their Australian allies steadily fought their way up the Solomons chain until the Japanese base at Rabaul was finally isolated in June 1943. South Pacific is a complete Second World War at Sea boxed game based on the Solomons Campaign of 1942 and 1943. It covers the naval battles of Guadalcanal, the carrier battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz, the battles of Vella Gulf, Empress Augusta Bay and Kolombangara, and much more. South Pacific includes over 1,000 silky-smooth, die-cut playing pieces representing the ships and aircraft of the United States, Japan and Australia that fought in the campaign. The 22x28-inch map includes all of the Solomon Islands plus the surrounding seas, and overlaps with the maps from our Strike South game on its western edge. Unique in the Second World War at Sea series, South Pacific includes not only the standard, generic Tactical Map but also a special Tactical Map showing “Ironbottom Sound” north of Guadalcanal, where so many Japanese and American ships and sailors would be lost. There are over 60 scenarios, organized in our popular “story arc” format that weaves the narrative of the campaign into the scenarios, allowing them to tell the story of this pivotal series of battles.
Second World War at Sea: South Pacific has 6 videos from 2 creators: 1 how-to-play guide, 4 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from August to December 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "South Pacific (Second World War At Sea) - Tactical Gameplay Example" by Hexed And Countered, which runs 1 h 10 min.
To see it played, watch "SWWAS Video AAR for South Pacific - Uncle Albert and Admiral Halsey" by War at Sea - Fleet Command, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Panzer Grenadier: Desert Rats, Tide of Iron: Designer Series Vol. 1, Cassino '44: Gateway to Rome and Great War at Sea: Jutland, also by Michael Bennighof.
2004Michael Bennighof
1 - 2 players30 - 150 minMedium weight
2008Michael Bennighof, Richard H. Berg, Frank Chadwick, John Goodenough, Jack Greene, Don Greenwood, John Hill (I), Bill Jaffe, Chad Jensen, Corey Konieczka, Robert A. Kouba, Dana Lombardy, Jason Matthews, Joseph Miranda, John Prados, Jack Radey, Ted Raicer, Mark Simonitch, Vance von Borries, Rick Young
2 - 4 players120 minMedium weight
2009Michael Bennighof, David Murray (II)
2 players120 minHeavy weight
2006Michael Bennighof, Doug McNair
2 players30 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
From the Avalanche Press website: The U.S. Navy began its counter-offensive against the Japanese in August 1942, with landings on the islands of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese struck back in turn, and fierce naval battles raged in “Ironbottom Sound” by night while aircraft carriers dueled by day. The Americans and their Australian allies steadily fought their way up the Solomons chain until the Japanese base at Rabaul was finally isolated in June 1943. South Pacific is a complete Second World War at Sea boxed game based on the Solomons Campaign of 1942 and 1943. It covers the naval battles of Guadalcanal, the carrier battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz, the battles of Vella Gulf, Empress Augusta Bay and Kolombangara, and much more. South Pacific includes over 1,000 silky-smooth, die-cut playing pieces representing the ships and aircraft of the United States, Japan and Australia that fought in the campaign. The 22x28-inch map includes all of the Solomon Islands plus the surrounding seas, and overlaps with the maps from our Strike South game on its western edge. Unique in the Second World War at Sea series, South Pacific includes not only the standard, generic Tactical Map but also a special Tactical Map showing “Ironbottom Sound” north of Guadalcanal, where so many Japanese and American ships and sailors would be lost. There are over 60 scenarios, organized in our popular “story arc” format that weaves the narrative of the campaign into the scenarios, allowing them to tell the story of this pivotal series of battles.
Designer
Michael Bennighof
Artists
Michael Bennighof, Tiffany Munro, Susan Robinson
Publisher
Avalanche Press Ltd.
Categories
Mechanics