Cover of Ironbottom Sound

Ironbottom Sound 1981

Players
2–4
Play time
120 min
Complexity
Heavy 3.3 / 5 (10 votes)

Description

Simultaneousplotte hexbase naval game base action near guadalcanal wwii scenario provide historical balanced tournament situation scale yardshexgunfire torpedo fire figure factors turret gun caliber fire single target rolling rangemodifie orderedpair dice table number hit location hit determine orderedpair roll tableeach ship damage sheet show gunnery torpedo layout give number factor turretmount serve damage record sheet ship specify armor thickness protect location eg belt primary turret secondary turret bridge ship sink hull box mark offthe game basically set twoplayer ftf short rule pbm moderate twoplayer moderate multiplayer providedthe second edition iron sound note postwwii spelling title publish moment history significant rule change torpedo rule particular different scenario mix include night convoy battle mediterranean.

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Year
1981

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