Guadalcanal well known as Henderson Field is now the international airport for the Solomon Islands. It sits about five miles to the east of Honiara. In early 1999, long-simmering tensions between the local Guale people on Guadalcanal and more recent migrants from the neighbouring island of Malaita erupted into violence. The 'Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army', later called Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM), began terrorising Malaitans in the rural areas of the island in an effort to force them out of their homes. About 20,000 Malaitans fled to the capital and others returned to their home island; Guale residents of Honiara fled. The city
Guadalcanal (1992 game) for confusion of friendly and opposing forces exist. The umpire serves to mediate all exchange of information and conduct all dice rolls in such games. Avalon Hill's magazine "The General" published official expansion scenarios for "Guadalcanal" and "Midway" in Volume 28 Issue 5. "What-if" scenarios are posited for a 1941 carrier engagement off Wake Island and a Japanese assault on the Panama Canal. Both games, plus a counter insert sheet and search board set in the magazine, are required for play. Guadalcanal (1992 game) Guadalcanal is a board wargame published by Avalon Hill as part of the "Smithsonian American History