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General Quarters

General Quarters

Brookhurst Hobbies · 1975
90–240 min12+ yrs2.3/5 complexity7.3 BGG#12.647 BGG155CouplesStrategy
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How do you play General Quarters?

These two rulebooks contain the original General Quarters rules for naval miniatures. Although first published in the 1970s, their realistic and elegant game mechanics are still usable today.

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General Quarters box art
official art · Brookhurst Hobbies

These two rulebooks contain the original General Quarters rules for naval miniatures. Although first published in the 1970s, their realistic and elegant game mechanics are still usable today. Somewhat counterintuitively, GQI covers World War 2, and GQII covers World War I (plus some optional enhancements for World War II). May be used with any scale naval miniatures.

game anatomy
Complexity2.3 / 5
BGG rating7.3 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
90–240 min
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#12.647
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Q3How do you play General Quarters?
General Quarters is a miniatures game, taking ~90–240 minutes, featuring paper-and-pencil. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about General Quarters — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How long does a game of General Quarters take?
A game of General Quarters takes about 90–240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q5What age is General Quarters for?
General Quarters is recommended from age 12.
Q6How complex is General Quarters?
General Quarters has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.3 out of 5.

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Mechanics & categories
Roll & write →Miniatures →Nautical →Wargame →World War I →World War II →

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