{"product_id":"war-in-the-wind-the-battle-of-attu-island-1943","title":"War in the Wind - The Battle of Attu island 1943 Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tab\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton id=\"defaultOpen\" class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'Description')\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'Specifications')\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"tablinks\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'Shipping')\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabcontent\" id=\"Description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn June 1942, forces of the Japanese Northern Army occupied Attu Island as part of its Midway campaign. Attu, at the far western end of the Aleutian Archipelago, was American soil. In May 1943, American forces landed on Attu to liberate it. They were unprepared for the tenacity of the Japanese defenders and the brutality of the environmental conditions. What was expected to be a week-long clean-up exercise became a month-long, nose-to-nose meat-grinder whose casualty levels would not be exceeded until Iwo Jima.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWar in the Wind is a low-to-moderate complexity game (roughly eight pages of rules) depicting the brutal combat and conditions on Attu. The design focuses on the challenges faced by the American forces in the form of extremely variable weather conditions and logistical hurdles posed by nearly insurmountable terrain. The Japanese must use these conditions to their advantage in order to survive the overwhelming American numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the campaign game covering the entire battle, War in the Wind also includes three smaller scenarios focusing on separate phases of the battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Scale:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn: 1 day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHex: 400 yards \/ 366 meters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnits: Platoon to Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Inventory:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 22 x 34\" full-color mapsheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo dual-side printed countersheets (324 9\/16\" counters - includes 42 blanks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 20-page War in the Wind rules booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo dual-side printed Player Aid cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree 10-sided dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplexity: Medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolitaire Suitability: High\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayers: 1 or more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaying Time: 1-10 Hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabcontent\" id=\"Specifications\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBarcode: WARWIND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVendor: Compass Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"COMPASS GAMES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47825003151577,"sku":"WARWIND","price":107.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0326\/4174\/5034\/files\/VR_WARWIND_1_bf5d7975-9295-4597-bafd-91e3f8ab16be.jpg?v=1771490936","url":"https:\/\/www.superoffice.com.au\/products\/war-in-the-wind-the-battle-of-attu-island-1943","provider":"SuperOffice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}