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Blue Water Navy: The War at Sea
Blue Water Navy covers the war at sea, air, close-ashore and low-earth orbit from the Kola Peninsula in Northern Russia to the Mediterranean Sea and West over the Atlantic Ocean... (read more)
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Noble Knight GamesReviews
positive, 83% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
320 minutes
Published
2019
Age
14+
Publisher
Compass Games
Players
2 players
Designers
Stuart Tonge and James Derek Harris
Playstyle
Light
Game's Categories
War Game, Dice Rolling, Simulation, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Area Movement, Compass Games, and Nautical
Description
Blue Water Navy covers the war at sea, air, close-ashore and low-earth orbit from the Kola Peninsula in Northern Russia to the Mediterranean Sea and West over the Atlantic Ocean to the United States and Cuba. The game models the full order of battle that could be expected in 1980's wartime, from multi-regiment Soviet Tu-22 Backfire bombers to multiple US carrier groups.
Features:
Features:
- Complexity: 6 out of 10 (medium)
- Solitaire suitability: 6 out of 10 (medium)
- Time Scale: Each turn = 1 day
- Map Scale: Each area represents 500 nautical miles square
- Unit Scale: Each counter represents 10 ships, 3 submarines, one squadron or regiment
- Number of Players: 2
- Playing Time: 1-3 hours for scenarios and 8-16 hours per campaign game
- Designer: Stuart Tonge
- 1 map
- 4 countersheets: counters are a mix of 1 inch, 5/8" and ½" markers
- 2 decks of 55 playing cards
- 6 double-sided player aids
- 2 single-sided player aids
- 1 rules and scenario booklet
- 6 ten-sided dice
- 1 box and lid set
Game's Categories
Genre
Mechanics
Publishers
- Banana Games
- Compass Games
Designers
- Stuart Tonge
- James Derek Harris
Artists
- Stuart Tonge
- Bruce Yearian
