1942 USS Yorktown cover
2019BGG rank #5,394

1942 USS Yorktown

by Esteban Fernandez · Looping Games

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Players1–4
Time30–45m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is 1942 USS Yorktown?

On the stage of the Pacific battle, there was a concrete confrontation that marked a milestone in history, that of the American aircraft carrier USS Yorktown against the Japanese aircraft carrier IJN Shōhō. It is said that it was the first naval battle where the ships never saw each other, and they faced each other launching airplanes to locate their enemy and bomb them. In the 1-4 player co-operative game 1942 USS Yorktown, you take the role of American pilots who take off from the USS Yorktown to try to locate and sink the Shōhō while you fight against the planes it throws at you. Time will be your main enemy since the whole game will be against the clock and there will be no time to prepare great strategies or for the dreaded "leader effect". —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Cooperative GameDice RollingElapsed Real Time EndingReal-TimeSolo / Solitaire Game

On the shelf

Categories

Aviation / FlightWorld War II

Questions players ask

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  • How do setup and the first turn work in 1942 USS Yorktown?
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