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1981 Ranked #12,115

Taskforce: Naval Tactics And Operations In The 1980's

Modern naval simulation has commanders fight late-Cold-War engagements using air, missile, torpedo, and gunnery combat. Operational planning and tactical engagements combine to model warfare at sea.

Wargames Modern Warfare Nautical Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

3.27/5

Rating

6.58

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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?

An operational/tactical simulation of naval combat circa 1980-1990. Includes naval-air, surface-to-surface missile, torpedo, and gunnery combat.

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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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Modern Warfare Nautical Wargame

Mechanism

2
Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment

Family

1
Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
360 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joseph M. Balkoski

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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