Dreadnought (naval wargame)
- Dreadnought (naval wargame)
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Dreadnought
| Surface Combat in the Battleship Era, 1906-45 |
| Designer(s) |
John Michael Young
Irad B. Hardy, III |
| Publisher(s) |
Simulations Publications, Inc. |
| Years active |
1975 |
| Players |
2 |
| Age range |
12 and up |
| Playing time |
120 minutes |
Dreadnought is a naval wargame published in 1975 by Simulations Publications, Inc..
Dreadnought had several unique features for its time. The first was that every battleship and battle cruiser ever built for any country was available for use. The second was that to simulate the vastness of the sea there were no limited game board edges to run into or off of. Instead, the playing surface was made up of four large blue sheets marked with hex grids. These were placed side by side, and if you sailed towards the edge of one, any sheet not holding any ship counters could be laid down ahead of your ships, thus creating a continuous playing surface to sail and fight upon. Other features included rules for making smoke screens and also for turning towards or away from torpedo attacks in order to minimize the number of torpedo hits.
Several scenarios were provided with the game, including the Battle of the Falkland Islands and the Battle of Jutland. Any combination of ships could be used to fight any real or fictional surface ship engagement from 1914 to 1945.
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