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War at Sea (Unbound Reprint)

By: Bruce Monnin

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Boardgamer's Unofficial Guides

Last Stocked on 12/31/2020

Product Info

Title
War at Sea (Unbound Reprint)
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
1999
Pages
76
Dimensions
8.5x11x.2"
NKG Part #
2147346830
Type
Softcover

Description

War at Sea is filled with strategy articles and series replays as various veteran players of this classic game share their opinions on winning play. The following articles are included:

Victory In The Atlantic - Strategic Considerations and a Variety of British Opening Moves. Ray Freeman expands upon his Allied strategy article which first appeared in Volume 18, #4 of the GENERAL.

Admirals Raeder and Doenitz Would've Been Proud - Axis Play in War At Sea. Bruce Monnin provides his opinions on Axis play in this article which first appeared in the preview issue of the BOARDGAMER.

Mediterranean Strategies - The Exciting approach to War At Sea. John Pack shares his secrets to use of the too rarely used Mediterranean Allied strategy.

Why I'm A Barents On One Believer - Allied Opening Strategy for War At Sea. Jonathan Lockwood details the use of the Barents On 1 Allied strategy in an article first published in Volume 3, #3 of the BOARDGAMER.

Underwater Strategy - Use of U-boats in War At Sea. Steve Packwood examines use of U-boats (and ASW) in an article which was first published in Volume 1, #3 of the BOARDGAMER.

Ten Tips Everyone Ought To Know By Now - Quick Tips for War At Sea. Tim Hitchings provides 10 quick tips for better play.

War At Sea Beginner's Tip Sheet. John Pack summarizes the basics of the game and strategies for beginners in this guide prepared for the Avaloncon beginner's sessions.

Rules Clarifications For War At Sea. Vince Meconi follows up on the work of previous GM's Bruce Monnin and Alan Applebaum to provide rules clarifications as of July 1999.

Improving Yahtzee At Sea - A War At Sea Variant. Rev. Jack Werth provides a variant which includes a British Reaction Force and changed naval fire rules.

References From The General. A list of all War At Sea references and articles in the GENERAL through the years.

War At Sea Series Replay #1 - Barents On 1 Challenged. Ray Freeman, Bruce Monnin and Ron Artigues participate in a series replay featuring use of a Barents On 1 Allied opening.

War At Sea Series Replay #2 - The North Sea Gambit. Ray Freeman, Bruce Monnin and Ron Artigues participate in a series replay featuring a unique variation on the Barents On 1 Allied opening.

War At Sea Series Replay #3 - The Rubber Match. Ray Freeman, Bruce Monnin, John Pack and Ron Artigues participate in a standard Barents On 1 series replay which comes down to the last die roll on turn #8.

War At Sea Series Replay #4 - The Mediterranean Strategy. John Pack, Bruce Monnin, Ray Freeman and Ron Artigues participate in a series replay featuring Allied use of a Mediterranean strategy opening.

Avaloncon/WBC Statistics - From the 1991 to 1998 Tournaments. Vince Meconi provides comprehensive statistics from the first 8 Avaloncon/WBC tournaments.