Cover art for The Far Seas

The Far Seas

1987 · BGG
Avg rating
7.11
Bayes rating
5.59
Weight
2.43 (Medium Light)
Players
2
Playtime
3 hr
Ratings count
142

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Description

2 player game depicting the hunt for Merchant raiders at the start of World War I. The map shows the whole world. Objective is to sink the German raiders (Allies) or attack convoys and avoid the hunters (Germans). The German player plots his movement, then the British player moves, and then the German player reveals and makes his moves.

This game was later covered by Tactics magazine #49 in Japan. I heard this version used a different developper, probably Japanese designer, Akira Ishikawa.

Strategy & Tactics #125



Mechanics

Area Movement Dice Rolling Hidden Movement Paper-and-Pencil Simultaneous Action Selection

Themes

Nautical World War I

Publishers

3W (World Wide Wargames) Hobby Japan

Designers

Martin Anderson