Great War At Sea: U.s. Navy Plan Orange

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Great War at Sea: U.S. Navy Plan Orange has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with expansions adding new content and gameplay elements. Players can continuously improve their strategy over time, and the game remains engaging and balanced regardless of the number of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Great War at Sea: U.S. Navy Plan Orange is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck on the game outcome. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. Overall, player strategy and decisions play a significant role in determining the game outcome, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

The Great War at Sea series hypothetical situation of possible naval action between US and Japan in the 1930s. Game is based on actual US navy plans. Players plot their task forces moves on the strategic map and when contact is made combat is fought on the tactical map. Also published in Separate Volume #11 of Command Magazine Japan. The early boxes included a separate 4 pages insert trying to link the operational and tactical levels of the game that was tittled "Great War at Sea System Advanced Tactical Rules". Avalanche Press in 2008 released a comb bound book called Great War at Sea: South China Sea which used the map from War Plan Orange.

Mechanism

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Hexagon Grid

Family

2

History: Interwar period Series: Great War at Sea (Avalanche Press)

Type

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Wargames

Media