Great War Salvo! 3rd ed.
Great War Salvo! 3rd Edition is a strategy¸ solitaire¸ tactical naval wargame that enables players to recreate early World War I naval battles between individual British and German warships on the table top. This is the new¸ latest edition of this game system. (For those owning the 2nd ed.¸ see below for what's new in this edition.) The game consists an illustrated¸ color 52-page rule book that contains all rules and game components (warship sheets 1 through 9¸ A¸ B¸ & C rendered in color at 1/6000 scale; game markers; Reference Card; historical scenarios¸ and designer's notes The warship counters (336 in all¸ BB¸ BC¸ B¸ AC¸ CL¸ AMC types)¸ are rated in a variety of offensive and defensive categories¸ allowing players can assess at a glance the relative strengths and weaknesses of each ship. Ships from Great Britain¸ Germany¸ France¸ Austria¸ Italy¸ Russia¸ Turkey¸ the United States¸ Japan¸ Spain¸ Sweden¸ and the Netherlands are included. (Also included at no charge is a copy of the GWS! 3rd ed. Component Set... copies of all twelve ship counter sheets and Reference Card.) Great War Salvo! is primarily a ship vs ship solitaire game¸ but rules are included for two-player as well as solitaire play¸ with one ship or multiple ships on a side. The rule book contains all standard and optional rules needed to play¸ game tables¸ fourteen scenarios¸ and Designer's Notes. With the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906¸ warship construction was revolutionized. Great powers competed to complete fleets of the new design. With the arrival of the Great War¸ Great Britain and Germany possessed the largest battle fleets among the antagonists¸ and armed encounters were soon taking place around the world: Coronel... the Falklands... Emden vs Sydney... Heligoland Bight... the flight of the Goeben... Dogger Bank... hypothetical encounters in the Adriatic¸ and more. Great War Salvo! enables you to refight these historical battles as well as hypothetical ones in a variety of settings¸ all the while emphasizing the Minden design emphasis of playability and historicity. What's new in the 3rd edition: This is an enlarged edition¸ similar to the 2nd ed. except adding the long-awaited Mediterranean counter sheets (#3 and #4)¸ an additional counter sheet of British ships (#9)¸ and a new Additional Ship sheet (C). In addition¸ new optional rules and scenarios have been provided¸ all now in a full-color book. ( Upgrade Set: If you own GWS! 2nd ed. and wish to purchase only the new chip counter sheets¸ you may buy the GWS! 3rd ed. upgrade set¸ available separately. Note that this contains only the four new counters sheets; no rules or new scenarios are included.) Published in 2019¸ Great War Salvo! 3rd ed. is now available in PDF format. This is the definitive version of this popular World War I solitaire naval game¸ and is sure to delight naval gamers of all stripes. Designed by Gary Graber. Published by Minden Games.