The Royal Navy

1984

Jack Greene

BGG Geek Rating

5.6

based on 84 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.4

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BGG Ranking

#11404

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Players

2-3

Weight

2.43/5.00

Playtime

120 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Hexagon Grid

📂 Categories

World War I World War II Wargame Nautical World War I

🎨 Artists

Bruce Weigle Dana Lombardy David Hammond Margaret Bond Rodger B. MacGowan

🏢 Publishers

Quarterdeck Games

📖 About This 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.