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The Last Hundred Yards Volume 3: The Solomon Islands

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COMPONENT LIST
  • 4 double-sided geomorphic maps (8 total)
  • 4 full-size counter sheets
  • 1 half-size counter sheet
  • 1 full-color Rules booklet
  • 1 full-color Playbook
  • 5 Mission Cards (10 missions)
  • 2 Combat/Terrain Charts
  • 1 Game Turn Track
  • 4 10-sided Dice
PUBLISHED: 2021
DESIGNER: Mike Denson
MAP ART: Liz Stephanoff
COUNTER ART: Charles Kibler, Rick Reinesch, and Dariusz Buraczewski
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Tony Curtis
PRODUCERS: Mark Simonitch, Tony Curtis, Andy Lewis, Rodger MacGowan, Gene Billingsley
Price: $60.00

Core Volumes for The Last Hundred Yards (LHY) Pacific Theater Series: The Last Hundred Yards Volume III: Solomon Islands is the core volume and will be required to play all future Pacific Theater Modules or Mission Packs.

The Last Hundred Yards Basic Training - The second printing of Mike Denson's innovative tactical small-unit combat game has just started shipping, so this is the perfect time to get into the series. For new players, or returning players who need a refresher, Mike worked with his team (David Reynolds and Andrea Cantatore) to put together a Basic Training guide for The Last Hundred Yards that walks you through everything you need to know to play. Not only that, but there are 3 training missions (based on missions from Volume I) included. The training guide can be used with Volumes 1, 2, or 3 of The Last Hundred Yards, but if you have Volume 2 or 3 you will need to download and print the accompanying maps for the scenarios.

LIVING RULES

ONLINE RESOURCES EXAMPLES OF PLAY DESIGNER NOTES – MIKE DENSON AFTER ACTION REPORTS (AARs) ONLINE RESOURCES REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

Description

The Last Hundred Yards Vol. 3: The Solomon Islands is the third game in the Last Hundred Yards Series. This game focuses on the vicious and brutal Solomons Campaign, including actions to control the islands of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and New Georgia.

 

When you play the Solomon Islands Campaign missions, you will experience some of the fiercest small unit actions in the Pacific Theater. The game will focus on actions involving the 1st (The Old Breed) and 3rd (Fighting Third) Marine Divisions, as well as the Army’s 25th Infantry Division—the unit that finally drove the Japanese off the island, earning them the nickname “Tropic Lightning.”

 

Take to the jungles of Guadalcanal with the 1st Marine Division as they begin the first ground offensive of the war. Landed onto Guadalcanal and with intermittent naval support as the struggle for naval supremacy raged offshore, the Marines fought tooth and nail to secure their small foothold around Henderson Airfield. They fought against Japanese Reinforcements coming from all over the South Pacific area. Engage in bitter jungle fighting with the 3rd Marine Division as they attempt to hold and expand the beachhead on Bougainville Island against the Imperial Japanese 6th Infantry Division.

 

Finally, serve with the 25th Infantry Division’s famed 27th Regiment, the “Wolfhounds,” as they try to reduce Japanese positions on Guadalcanal’s Galloping Horse Ridge (an action that is portrayed in the movie “The Thin Red Line”). You will also fight with the Wolfhounds in the jungle around Munda Point for the airfield on New Georgia. Each of these actions involved tense jungle warfare and the routing out of fanatical Japanese units from hidden bunkers and pillboxes. You will understand the nerve-racking frustration of clearing an enemy position, only to have infiltrators attack you yet again from a different direction, at night!

 

This volume introduces new weapons and terrain including flamethrowers, anti-tank halftracks, light and heavy jungle. Each mission will provide new challenges with different elements, forces, and situations encountered, making this volume an exciting and nail-biting addition to The Last Hundred Yard Series.
 
Note: This game is a stand alone game. It does NOT require ownership of The Last Hundred Yards to be played.

 

 

 

 

Customer Reviews
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1. on 3/2/2022, said:
Excellent addition to the series, and it was generous of both the designer and GMT to make it a stand-alone game. Still baffled by the cover art--that is, the abrupt change from an evocative and consistent black-and-white photo to a somewhat garish green, and the use of Chinese characters.
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2. on 1/25/2022, said:
So excited to get the latest volume to the table. Could you please update the "living rulebook" to be living? i.e. Version 2.0? I rely on the electronic copies so I can search/etc.
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3. on 5/23/2021, said:
Mission 40 talks about the 2nd Marine Div HQ. It should be the 1st Marine Div. Otherwise, a 5
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