# Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge – The Battle for Guadalcanal

Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge – The Battle for Guadalcanal is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 120–180 minutes. It is rated 2.5 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 120–180 minutes
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Wargame, World War II
- **Mechanics:** Area Movement, Area-Impulse
- **Ludoya rating:** 2.5 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Brian Youse, Ken Dunn

**Artists:** Nicolás Eskubi, Steve Paschal

**Publishers:** Multi-Man Publishing

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/kawaguchis-gamble-edsons-ridge-the-battle-for-guadalcanal)
- [Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge – The Battle for Guadalcanal in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/kawaguchis-gamble-edsons-ridge-the-battle-for-guadalcanal)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34195)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._