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Luzon: Race for Bataan 

Luzon is a five turn OCS mini-game that recreates the period of intense maneuvering during the Battle of Luzon, from December 22, when the main Japanese forces landed in Lingayen Gulf, to January 7, 1942, when the U.S.-Philippine Army completed their retreat to the Bataan Peninsula..  OCS Game 4-21, to be published in 2024 as a magazine game with Operational Matters vol 2.  Designer: Matsuura Yutaka.  Developer:  Chip Saltsman.

One map, 1/2 countersheets (markers included), scale is 1 hex = 5 mi/8 km.  Rather than being offered as a single continuous campaign, the conflict is instead presented in a series of seven scenarios which follow the historical timeline from 26 Sept1941 through 12 May 1944.

Game Specific PDF's:

• Game-Specific Rulebook

Errata:

Counters:

• Luzon Countersheet front
• Luzon Countersheet back

Misc:

Luzon VASSAL Module Page

Luzon Boardgamegeek Page