Pacific Storm: The Midway Campaign

Pacific Storm: The Midway Campaign is a strategic wargame set during the 18 weeks preceding the Pearl Harbor attacks and Doolittle raids, spanning the reaches of the Pacific from the Home Islands to the Hawaiian chain with Dutch Harbor and Truk as the theatre limits.

Designed for 1–2 players, each player controls either the American or Japanese forces. A computer opponent is available for 1-player games, and human players can also request a level of computer assist. The viewpoint is of the theater naval commander. The game is text-only, and came with a board and physical pieces to allow the player to keep track of the location of theirs and enemy units.

From the intelligence menu the player has access to official communiques, estimate of strategic balance, anticipated enemy intentions, distribution of friendly assets and estimated distribution of enemy assets, current status of combat units and inventory of destroyed assets, status and capacity of bases, and arrival time of new friendly units. From the strategic plan, the player can modify strategy, battleship doctrine, tempo of operations, force availability, and acceptable risks. From the operational plan, the player can modify the mission and location of their active groups.

Finally, the player can set mission execution allowing for time to proceed. When the player makes contact with enemy grouping they can choose to attack, pass, or withdraw.