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The Flight Of The Goeben: World War I Naval Operations In The Mediterranean

Naval operations wargame has players recreate the Mediterranean missions of German warships during World War I. Hex-and-counter play can expand into miniatures battles, offering different ways to resolve the same campaign.

Wargames Nautical Wargame Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.83/5

Rating

7.43

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

This game simulates the actions of the German battlecruiser Goeben and lightcruiser Breslau in the Mediterranean during World War I. As well as the standard hex and counter version of the game, a set of larger ship counters and miniatures rules are also included.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Secret Unit Deployment

Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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This game simulates the actions of the German battlecruiser Goeben and lightcruiser Breslau in the Mediterranean during World War I. As well as the standard hex and counter version of the game, a set of larger ship counters and miniatures rules are also included. First published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #21, along with Chicago, Chicago!. Later published as a "Flat Box" game.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Nautical Wargame World War I

Mechanism

2
Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment

Family

2
Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Tony Morale David Williams (I)

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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