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| Pictured: Pacific Victory (Second Edition) by Columbia Games |
Earlier this year Columbia Games successfully Kickstarted the second edition of the very popular, but long unavailable, Pacific Victory. This month fans of this classic block game of the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War 2 began receiving their copies.
As my copy has just arrived as well, now is a good time to unbox this great looking game and show everyone what’s inside. Since I’m a blogger and not a YouTube vlogger, this unboxing is presented via photographs. Nevertheless, it should be clear to see the quality of the components and design. A full review of the game will be given in a future post.
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Happy to see that Columbia kept the first edition cover art by Eric Hotz.
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Nothing like a big bag of blocks to sticker! 132 blue, orange, brown and yellow blocks. Pictured here are the 24mm blocks offered as an upgrade for Pacific Victory.
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| The optional mounted map board is an available option that is considerably thicker than the standard card stock 25.5 x 33 map pictured below but both are beautifully illustrated and significantly larger than the first edition. |
Second edition labels feature artwork by veteran illustrator Christopher Moeller. |
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Rule book is consistent with Columbia’s normal quality: well organized, featuring examples of game play and under 15 pages of actual rules. Several scenarios are also included for shorter campaigns or the full WW2 PTO scenario. Back cover also lists the Sequence of Play and Unit Data and order of combat battle.
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| All 132 blocks labeled! From left to right: Japanese, Chinese, British, Indian, Anzac and U.S. forces. |
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| Board set up for the June 1942 scenario! |
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| Plenty of room for 24mm blocks if those are your preference. |
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| Columbia Games even makes a cameo appearance up in Washington. |
I just bought this today, and it's on its way. It'll be my first block wargame. The system seemed simpler than Empire of the Sun, with some of the same strategic depth, with a bit more map to play with. So I opted for this to play out a Pacific war scenario instead of that game. But now I'm wondering if I should've sprung for 24mm blocks. Ah well. I guess I can always upgrade later.
ReplyDeleteThe regular 20mm blocks will fit a bit better on the map, so you probably picked the right size. It’s definitely less complex than EoS from what I’ve seen & read. Welcome to the world of block games! Many good choices and great themes. For a tactical game, Combat Infantry is excellent. For another fast playing strategic game that is an excellent intro game for non-wargaming friends, Napoleon or Julius Caesar.
DeleteEnjoy Pacific Victory Kevan!