April 1945. The Allied forces that captured the Philippines began landing on Okinawa. Thus, the only and final ground war on the Japanese mainland during the Pacific War was about to begin.
Okinawa Rakuhin (Sunset in Okinawa) is a board war game that reproduces the ground battle on the main island of Okinawa immediately after the US military landings.
The game system adopts a chit system that reproduces the characteristics of both armies.
Can you defeat the overwhelming US Army offensive and display the endless beauty of the Imperial Army ?
Number of counters: 198 pieces
1 map
Game period: April-May 1945
Game area: Okinawa main island
Unit scale: Battalion (US Army) - Company (Japanese Army)
(translated and adapted from publisher's Japanese description)
Published in Game Journal #73.