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1995 Ranked #12,193

"scratch One Flat Top!"

Double-blind naval war game has opposing commanders contest the Coral Sea without a referee. Hidden operational decisions recreate the carrier struggle to stop a Japanese advance.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Nautical Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

20-600 min

Age

12+

Complexity

3.11/5

Rating

7.45

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

"Scratch One Flat Top!" is an Operational/Tactical level wargame which recreate the Battle of the Coral Sea. Warned by MAGIC of a Japanese plan to land at Port Moresby, Admiral Nimitz sends two precious U.S.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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"Scratch One Flat Top!" is an Operational/Tactical level wargame which recreate the Battle of the Coral Sea. Warned by MAGIC of a Japanese plan to land at Port Moresby, Admiral Nimitz sends two precious U.S. fleet carriers and an assortment of escorts to put an end to the long series of Allied disasters and to put a stop to the Japanese juggernaut. Game is double blind, no referee needed

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

4
Aviation / Flight Nautical Wargame World War II

Mechanism

2
Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

5
Country: Japan Country: USA Players: Two-Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦ Region: Coral Sea

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20–600 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Peter Bertram

Artists

3
Ted Koller Rodger B. MacGowan Beth Queman

Publishers

1
3W (World Wide Wargames)

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