Dreadnought (naval wargame)
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Dreadnought is a naval wargame
published in 1975 by Simulations Publications, Inc..
Dreadnought had several unique features for its time. The first was that every battleship and battle cruiser ever built for any country was available for use. The second was that to simulate the vastness of the sea there were no limited game board edges to run into or off of. Instead, the playing surface was made up of four large blue sheets marked with hex grids
. These were placed side by side, and if you sailed towards the edge of one, any sheet not holding any ship counters could be laid down ahead of your ships, thus creating a continuous playing surface to sail and fight upon. Other features included rules for making smoke screens and also for turning towards or away from torpedo attacks in order to minimize the number of torpedo hits.
Several scenarios were provided with the game, including the Battle of the Falkland Islands
and the Battle of Jutland
. Any combination of ships could be used to fight any real or fictional surface ship engagement from 1914 to 1945.
Wargaming
A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as...
published in 1975 by Simulations Publications, Inc..
Dreadnought had several unique features for its time. The first was that every battleship and battle cruiser ever built for any country was available for use. The second was that to simulate the vastness of the sea there were no limited game board edges to run into or off of. Instead, the playing surface was made up of four large blue sheets marked with hex grids
Hex map
A hex map, hex board or hex grid is a gameboard design commonly used in wargames of all scales. The map is subdivided into small regular hexagons of identical size.-Advantages and disadvantages:...
. These were placed side by side, and if you sailed towards the edge of one, any sheet not holding any ship counters could be laid down ahead of your ships, thus creating a continuous playing surface to sail and fight upon. Other features included rules for making smoke screens and also for turning towards or away from torpedo attacks in order to minimize the number of torpedo hits.
Several scenarios were provided with the game, including the Battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle of the Falkland Islands
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic...
and the Battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...
. Any combination of ships could be used to fight any real or fictional surface ship engagement from 1914 to 1945.