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Harpoon (Third Edition)

Harpoon (Third Edition) 1987

Design Larry Bond Art Lauretta Oblinger , Barbie Pratt , Steve Venters Publisher Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
6.5 /10
BGG rating
#9106
BGG rank
4.0
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
180
Minutes
12
Age
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Expansions & Promos

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Harpoon Naval Review 1994 1994 Harpoon: Troubled Waters – Data Sheets and Scenarios for Middle East Operations 1992 South Atlantic War: Battle for the Falklands – Scenarios for the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign 1991 Harpoon: ASW Forms – Antisubmarine Warfare Data Sheets and Scenarios 1990 Harpoon: Data Annex 1990 Harpoon: Sub Forms – Submarine Data Sheets 1989 Harpoon: Ship Forms – Ship Data Sheets and Scenarios 1988 Harpoon: Battles of the Third World War – Modern Naval Warfare Scenarios 1987

About the Game

Harpoon simulates modern naval warfare. Its rules tell how ships and aircraft move, detect enemy contacts, and attack them. Weapons inflict realistic effects, and proper naval tactics produce accurate and believable results. The die-cut counters included in the game make it possible to take this game home and start playing.

Tom Clancy's books Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising used Harpoon as a source. (The game was not based on the books.) To quote from the Author's Note in Red Storm Rising "(Harpoon)...served as a primary source for The Hunt for Red October" and "... a macro-wargame or campaign game which, using the" Harpoon system, would fight out a new Battle of the North Atlantic. I thought this was fascinating and we began talking about building a book around the idea...'. Larry Bond is given co-copyright to Red Storm Rising.

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Categories
Aviation / Flight Miniatures Modern Warfare Nautical Wargame
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Hidden Movement Line of Sight Measurement Movement Paper-and-Pencil Secret Unit Deployment Simulation Variable Set-up
BGG ratings
339 · geek rating 5.61
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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