{"product_id":"storm-over-asia","title":"Storm Over Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrequel to the main event \"A World At War\" in the Pacific theater of operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStorm Over Asia is a standalone strategic pre-war game and a companion to A World at War and Gathering Storm, set in the tense years beginning in 1935. Japan, China, Britain, and Russia prepare for an uncertain conflict, balancing expansion, diplomacy, and long-term war planning across the Pacific and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapan must weigh ambitions in China against looming tensions with the United States and the Soviet Union, while the other powers attempt to contain Japanese aggression and prepare for a wider war. Strategic missteps can have lasting consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game explores numerous \"what if\" scenarios — from alternative Japanese naval and technological priorities to different outcomes in China’s internal struggle — all shaped by player decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing random events each turn, flexible mobilization and research paths, dynamic diplomacy, tile-based economics (no paperwork), expanded unit options, and a diceless combat system, Storm Over Asia offers deep replayability. It can be played on its own in a single session or linked seamlessly into a larger alternate WWII campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCOMPONENTS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 840 full-color die-cut counters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 22\"x34\" full-color Storm Over Asia mapsheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50-page Gathering Storm Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30-page A World at War conversion Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-page Battle Manual, including historical notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Scenario Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e80 Random Event cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Japanese Random Event Category Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Russian purge cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 Warlord cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90-point tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e80 activity counters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 player aid sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 research record sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Japanese army garrison tracking sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Japanese naval garrison tracking sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 United Front tracking sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumber of players: 2–4\u003cbr\u003ePlaying Time: 360–480 Min\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for ages: 12+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GMT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53250102231404,"sku":"108351","price":214.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0440\/6493\/1998\/files\/817054011964.png?v=1773016345","url":"https:\/\/www.goodgames.com.au\/products\/storm-over-asia","provider":"Good Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}