Pacific Victory: Pacific Theater of WW2 – Second Edition

About this board game

Pacific Victory: Pacific Theater of WW2 – Second Edition is a two-player grand strategy game about the Pacific theater of World War II, with play lasting about 300 minutes. Released in 2018, it uses Columbia’s block game system to cover the conflict at a broad strategic scale.

Units are represented by upright wooden blocks that conceal their type and strength from the opponent. This hidden-information system adds uncertainty to decisions as players plan operations, assess threats, and commit forces across the theater.

The game combines Columbia’s older “Front” system with its newer “Victory” system. The Second Edition includes version 2.5 rules with improved balance and revised victory conditions, while new block artwork provides an updated visual presentation.

Pacific Victory offers both focused scenarios and a full grand campaign. The scenarios address specific stages of the war, while the campaign presents the broader conflict as a single extended strategic experience.

• Large nine-panel mapboard
• Two sets of color rules v2.5
• Eight six-sided dice
• 132 wooden blocks, plus replacements, in four colors

The block forces are divided by color: orange represents the IJN, blue represents the US, brown represents British, Indian, and ANZAC forces, and yellow represents China. With its concealed unit information, scenario variety, and lengthy campaign format, Pacific Victory focuses on the major strategic decisions of the Pacific war.