Harpoon
(1981)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Measurement Movement, Paper-and-Pencil, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation und Variable Set-up...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 180 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Adventure Games |
| Designers: | Larry Bond |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Measurement Movement, Paper-and-Pencil, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Variable Set-up |
This is the first edition of the Harpoon Modern Naval Miniatures Rules was published in 1981. It explained the basics of modern naval combat and allowed players to take on the role of a ship captain or formation commander.
It received the H.G. Wells award as the best miniatures game of 1980.
Because it described the technical aspects of naval warfare in an easily understood manner, an insurance agent in rural Maryland used it as one of his many data sources when he wrote a novel about modern submarines, titled The Hunt for Red October. The book did well.
Alternative names:
Harpoon
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