Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific

About this board game

Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific is a 2–6 player board wargame about potential military conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, with games lasting around 240 minutes. First released in 2023, it combines standard hex-and-counter wargame elements with card-driven gameplay.

Players spend Action Points during their turns to activate cards or move units across the board. The game focuses on coordinating teams to find and engage the enemy using both kinetic capabilities, such as missiles, and non-kinetic capabilities, such as cyber operations.

Units represent current and future project capabilities for the US Marine Corps and US Navy, as well as the Chinese Navy and Marine Corps. More than 200 Joint Capability Cards cover a broad range of joint and adversary capabilities, including cyber-attacks, influence operations, bomber strikes, submarines, and key enablers.

• Emphasizes reconnaissance, long-range strike, logistics, and cyber capabilities.
• Uses a modular system designed for experienced and new players.
• Includes four maps: Luzon, Taiwan, the Straits of Malacca, and Okinawa.
• Supports baseline scenarios as well as player-adapted and custom scenarios.

The scenario system gives each session a focused setting while leaving room to adapt the game and create new situations. Players can use the provided scenarios or develop their own approach to the challenges presented by the maps, units, and cards.

Originally designed for professional military education and later adapted for commercial release, Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific presents a flexible way to explore modern combat coordination through an accessible combination of map-based movement and capability-driven cards.