An extensive conflict in the South Pacific where naval power leads to air superiority. Axis and Allies: Guadalcanal challenges you to control sea zones and island groups, while managing the transport of troops and supplies and directing land, naval, and air forces in one of the defining campaigns of the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Created by Larry Harris, designer of the Axis and Allies board game.

• Incorporates critical elements that were key factors in the historical campaign, such as the construction of airfields, the transport of troops and supplies, and fierce land, naval, and air battles.
• Introduces the Cruiser unit as well as mechanisms for land, sea, and air combat in the South Pacific using a random loss system.

Provides fans with a historical counterbalance to the World War II experience offered by Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge.

Note the following correction from the AH website:

The rulebook states that players gain 5 reinforcement points, plus 2 per island they control. This is incorrect due to a manual error. The correct reinforcement scheme is that each player gains 10 reinforcements, plus 4 per island they control. The game is playable either way, but Avalon Hill recommends playing with the correct method (10 and 4 per).