Blue Water Navy is an air-navy-submarine game of world war three in the 1980's. It covers from Cuba and Florida in the West to the Kola peninsula in the East and the Mediterranean as well.
Units are air squadrons, ship groups and submarines. The order of battle is as close as possible to the real combatants available in the three time periods of the game: 1983, 1985 and 1989.
There are a variety of scenarios and the main campaign game plays in about 8-10 hours.
The game is card driven, using an operations point system and events written on the cards.
Product Specifications
- Will the Blue Water Navy deliver the convoys desperately needed in Europe or will the Red Banner Northern Fleet smash them at sea, allowing the Red army to steamroller Western Europe?
- Blue Water Navy covers the war at sea, air, close-ashore and low-earth orbit from the Kola Peninsula in Northern Russia to the Mediterranean Sea and West over the Atlantic Ocean to the United States and Cuba. The game models the full order of battle that could be expected in 1980's wartime, from multi-regiment Soviet Tu-22 Backfire bombers to multiple US carrier groups.
- The game is card driven, with each card providing points to move units or trigger special events such as 'KGB Assassinations' and 'Space Shuttle'. There is also a reaction mechanic where most cards can be used in the other player's turn to perform a spoiling event such as 'Raid Aborts' and 'Friendly Fire'.
- 2 players 1-3 per scenario 8-16 hours per campaign
- Contents: Map 4 countersheets: counters are a mix of 1 inch, 5/8" and ½" markers 2 decks of 55 playing cards 6 double-sided player aids 2 single-sided player aids Rules and scenario booklet 6 ten-sided dice Box and lid set
- Length : 12 cm
- Width : 9.5 cm
- Height : 2 cm
