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Naval War

Naval War

The Avalon Hill Game Co · 1979
3–945 min12+ yrs1.4/5 complexity6.3 BGG#7.179 BGG1,4 KStrategy
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How do you play Naval War?

NAVAL WAR is a card game of strategy, skill, and luck that is based on World War II naval combat. Each player controls a "fleet" of warships, and attempts to sink the other player's ships.

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Naval War box art
official art · The Avalon Hill Game Co

NAVAL WAR is a card game of strategy, skill, and luck that is based on World War II naval combat. Each player controls a "fleet" of warships, and attempts to sink the other player's ships.

The battleships, aircraft carriers, and battlecruisers of WWII roam the seas again! In this unique card game, three to six players command a "fleet" of the world's most feared ships. Drawn from a deck of 54 cards, you might get the Bismark, Gneisenau, Prince of Wales, Hood, Ark Royal, Roma, New Jersey, Enterprise, Shokaku, or even the gigantic Yamato, the largest battleship ever used in battle! Using another 108 card deck, you can attack the enemy with salvos from your guns, make carrier strikes, destroyer torpedo attacks, raids by submarines or torpedo boats, or set up minefields.

NAVAL WAR is based on historical data, but is is a quick play "beer and pretzels" game rated 1 on the Avalon Hill complexity scale (1-easy to 10-hard)

Expanded by:

Cards at Sea (VAIPA Express)
game anatomy
Complexity1.4 / 5
BGG rating6.3 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
45 min
Players
3–9
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#7.179
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Q3How do you play Naval War?
Naval War is a card game game, for 3–9 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Naval War — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Naval War support?
Naval War is played by 3–9 players.
Q5How long does a game of Naval War take?
A game of Naval War takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Naval War for?
Naval War is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Naval War?
Naval War has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.4 out of 5.
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