Dreadnoughts & Battlecruisers

What is Dreadnoughts & Battlecruisers

Dreadnoughts & Battlecruisers is a tactical level game of naval combat during World War I. With this game, you will be able to recreate most any actual or hypothetical major naval engagement that occurred or could have occurred during the Great War.

D&B was designed by Gary Graber, the designer of both Jellicoe vs Scheer and Escape of the Goeben that appeared in Panzerschrek magazine. D&B combines the ships and rules that appeared in these two games, and has added 147 new ships, new optional rules, new scenarios, and 25 blank ship counters to give gamers a comprehensive package covering the fleets of 17 nations from around the world. A brand new class of ship--the light cruiser--makes its debut in

D&B. Over 40 CL are included, along with new optional rules for their use. Besides these light cruisers, additional ships from Argentina, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Brazil, Britain, France, Germany,Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States are included in D&B.

Game details

Players

1–8

Age

+12

Duration

120 min

Difficulty

Medium

Type

Board game

Year

2003

Mechanics

Simulation

Categories

Miniatures · Nautical · Wargame

Designer

Gary Graber

Publisher

Minden Games