Navy Battle Card Game 1957

A trick-taking card game with cards featuring photos of contemporary United States Navy aircraft, surface ships, and submarines.

The cards are marked with letters from A to Z and some of the cards are numbered as well (i.e. A1, A2, A3, A4). At the start of the game, each player is dealt seven cards. The goal is to capture the most Navy equipment by winning tricks. The highest card played wins the trick, with A being the highest and Z being the lowest. In addition, among the numbered cards with the same letter, the highest number wins (so B4 beats B2).

At the end of the game a player receives 10 points for each card having a number and 5 points for each card that only has a letter. A player can score a bonus 100 points during the game if the cards in the player's hand spell out N-A-V-Y, J-E-T, or S-H-I-P. The first player to reach 1000 points wins the game.

The contents include the rules folder, 54 cards, a score pad, and a small cardboard box-insert tray. The rules folder provides a description of each photo used on the cards.

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