The United States Naval War College 1936 Wargame Rules: USN Wargaming Before WWII Volume 1
(2019)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 14 and up. You can play with 0 to 0 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Measurement Movement und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 0 |
| Minimum age: | 14 |
| Number of players: | 0 |
| Publisher: | The History of Wargaming Project, John Curry |
| Designers: | Unknown |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Measurement Movement, Simulation |
This book makes the 1936 edition of the tactical rules readily accessible for the first time to the public. It includes detailed rules for movement, gunnery, and other aspects of real naval warfare from the big gun era. The object of these games was to aid students of strategy and tactics in the comprehension of these complex subjects.
The book includes:
Original guidance from 1922 on how to play the game
Sample gunnery tables
Torpedo fire cards
Rules for visibility and smoke
Details about speed and fuel
Sample ship cards to illustrate how the rules worked
—description from the publisher
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