Empire of the Rising Sun (1995)

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Designer	Tor Abrahamsen Dave Casper Bruce Harper
Artist	Charles Kibler
Publisher	Avalon Hill
Year Published	1995
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) [poll]
Language Dependence	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Honors	1995 Origins Awards Best Modern-Day Board Game Winner
Subdomain	Wargames (2 voters) [vote]
Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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Primary Name	Empire of the Rising Sun
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Pacific Theater version of Advanced Third Reich.

Can be combined with Advanced Third Reich for a Global War game.

game contents:
2-31"x22' unmounted, full color map
5 sheets of die-cut counters
1-72 page Rulebook
1-40 page Appendix
1-12 page Global War Booklet
8-8"x11" Player Aid Cards
8-5"x8" Scenario Cards
2-Six sided dice

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New enhanced edition :
A World at War

Awards

1995 Origins Awards Winner, Best Modern-Day Board Game.

Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

The GENERAL Vol.13,No.5
- The Avalon Hill Philosophy - Part 59: New games: Squad Leader, Empire of the Rising Sun, Submarine, "Boxcars"
The GENERAL Vol.28,No.6
- Empire of the Rising Sun – “The Rising Sun: The Pacific War Companion Game to Advanced Third Reich” (Preview) Bruce Harper
The GENERAL Vol.31,No.1
- Empire of the Rising Sun – “Empires in the Balance” Japan's Opening in Empire of the Rising Sun - D. Casper
- Empire of the Rising Sun – “The Long Road to Japan” Allied General Strategy in Empire of the Rising Sun - B. Mansfield
- Empire of the Rising Sun – “Just Say 'iie'” An Introduction to Playing the Japanese P. - Robbins

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Empire of the Rising Sun

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First Edition

Publisher: Avalon Hill

Artist: Charles Kibler

Year: 1995

Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase

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0	General Reglamento en castellano	2012-02-04	Frajacebu	0
0	General VASSAL	2012-01-23	hipcanuck	1
0	General The latest preview of Empire Rising	2011-12-28	darnny	1
1	General To the guy who bought my copy of ERS that was missing one counter on ebay 5 years ago...	2011-11-17	Cabbagehead	1
0	Rules looking for players	2011-04-05	redhorsem...	4
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1	General Opponent in Los Angeles	2010-01-27	ASIA...	1
0	General ERS - Anyone Playing This??	2009-03-24	JokerRulez	4
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0	Rules I don't understand fast carrier damage	2007-04-26	JonRock	1

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WarGame Processor module

This self-extracting Zip has the files necessary to play Empire of the Rising Sun by mail using the WarGame Processor. Make your move as if you were sitting across from your opponent. Save your move and send it to him, and he can watch it unfold in a visual replay. Get the WarGame Processor at http://wargamesbymail.com/

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Warplanner, the official computer gaming system for Empire of the Rising Sun

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