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The Royal Navy

The Royal Navy 1984

Design Jack Greene Art Margaret Bond , David Hammond , Dana Lombardy +2 more Publisher Kokusai-Tsushin Co. , Ltd. (国際通信社)
7.4 /10
BGG rating
#11993
BGG rank
2.3
Weight
2–3
Players
2
Best at
120
Minutes
12
Age
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About the Game

Follow-up to Iron Bottom Sound. The Royal Navy in action against Germany & Italy in WWI & II. Also has US, French & Soviet ships. Surface ship only. Hex and counter, but lots of tables and status sheets so it has a miniatures feel.

Each hex represents 600 yards for night actions and 1500 yards for daylight actions. Each turn represents 3 minutes of real time for night actions and 7.5 minutes for day battles. The game scale is not a straight doubling of the scale because, on the average, friendly ships tend to sail closer to each other at night and further apart during daylight.

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Categories
Nautical Wargame World War I World War II
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid
BGG ratings
87 · geek rating 5.56
BGG data
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