Empire of the Sun

	Game Type:	Board based Hex & Counter Consim (Historical), card-driven
	Scale:	Strategical
	Era:	World War II
	Theater:	PTO
	Publisher:	GMT Games, 2005
HFC Game-O-Meter: B	Players:	2

Reviews
Articles
Stuff
AARs
Links

Bullets not marked with (HFC) are external links!

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Game Facts:

Publisher:	GMT Games, 2005
Level:	Strategical
Era:	World War II
Topic:	PTO
Game Type:	Hex and Counter boardgame, complex consim, card-driven
Game Design:	Mark Herman, Stephen Newberg
Number of Players:	2
Contents:	1 rulebook, 280 9/16“ und 88 5/8“ counter, 2 strategy decks (82 cards for the Japanese player, 83 cards for the Allied Player), map (not mounted, 55×86 cm), 2 Player Aid Cards, one 10-sided die
Map Scale:	1 hex=250 miles
Unit Scale:	Brigade, Division, Corps, and Army sized
Turn Scale:	1 turn=4 month
Number of game turns:	Standard campaign: 12 turns. Shorter scenarios included.

Reviews

• Review: Empire of the Sun (HFC)
• Review: East-Side, West-Side by Johnny L. Wilson, Armchairgeneral
• Review: As wide as the Pacific by Christopher Ono, Boardgamegeek
  

Articles

• Our first EotS game: First impressions. Article, AAR and discussion in the EotS group on CSW Social including some comments and tipps by designer Mark Herman (HFC)
• Empire of the Sun: Monograph on U.S. Air Operations vs. Japanese Fleet Bases: Truk example by Mark Herman (PDF)
• Empire of the Sun: History Repeating Itself. Recreating the historical 42 Japanese offensive by Mark Herman (Word)
• Designer’s notes by Mark Herman
• Strategy: Japanese New Guinea / Solomons strategy by Pablo Garcia (Word)
  

Stuff

• Official Game Rules (PDF, 5 MB)
• Empire of the Sun Cyberboard gamebox and scenarios (Zip, 10.5 MB)
• Empire of the Sun Vassal Module
• Internet EotS (‘rules knowing’ tool for real-time play over the internet) (Zip)
  
• Example of Play (GMT games)
• Mark Simonitch’s Optional Intelligence Condition Table (optional rule)

AARs

• Japanese Easter Blitzkrieg. An AAR of an Allied defeat in 5 turns on CSW Social, with photos. (HFC)
  

Links

• Mark Herman’s website: Official website of the game designer, with some interesting EotS-Links
• Official GMT Empires of the Sun website: Downloads, strategy and variant articles, cyberboard sets…
• Boardgamegeek: Empire of the Sun: facts, information, downloads, photos..
• Jan Meyer’s EotS Replay Website: A collection of replays including articles of typical “rookie mistakes”, carrier tactics, rules clarifications, and much more
• EotS Consimworld Forum: Best and largest resource for rules debates, questions, replays, and discussions. Many seasoned EotS players including Mark Herman debate the game and offer their help to beginners! In addition, there is a “challenge match” where Mark Herman is playing publicly against CSW users – you can spectate and follow the rules discussions in the Japanese and Allied HQs