Got off to a false start when I had the board turned the wrong way. Amazing, at the end of 7 turns the Australians were at the edge of the board sticking their tongues out at the Japanese. I knew something was wrong and had a second look at the setup. Start over again! Sadly, the Japanese didn't get the same initiative rolls they got that first time through, but still managed to keep the initiative for the full 6 turns played. The Japanese from the flanks caught the Australians quickly and assaults ensued. Japanese die rolls continued to do well as Australians failed to do more than to disrupt a few of the Japanese troops. By the end of turn 6, the only Australians surviving were the Captain and the Sergeant. With little point in chasing them down, I called it a game. My first shot at jungle rules, learned quite a bit during the false start game that I was able to put to better use on the real one. Australians were lucky to assault on the 5 column while Japanese were assaulting on the 18. Interesting little fight to break me into this part of the system, and hopefully, making Guadalcanal more within my grasp.