Following up on my review of the Victory at Sea preview rules in Wargames Illustrated, Warlord has just posted the pre-order for the Victory at Sea WWII naval rules. Looks like the rules will be hard backed and complete. My earlier understanding was that the rules would be three books (the rules, fleet lists and scenarios). Now we see that everything will be together in on large book (a virtual Necronomicon of WWII naval gaming!).
According to the website, the rules will contain:
- The complete rules for fighting naval battles, including the use of aircraft, submersibles and coastal defences.
- Detailed background notes on the progression of naval warfare through WWII.
- 28 historic scenarios, covering every theatre over the span of the whole war.
- Exhaustive fleet lists for all the major belligerents, providing game statistics for hundreds of unique ships, submarines, aircraft and MTBs.
The full rule book is listed for $64.00, with the special admirals edition listing for a whopping $136.00 for the really dedicated gamer.
We will have to wait until January for the rules (probably longer for us in the USA). In the meantime, we have the quick starter version and playtest fleet lists to hold us over.
- Manteuffel