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Amirauté
1979
Rules assistance for Amirauté
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- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Amirauté
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Amirauté is a board game released in 1979 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Paul Bois and its main mechanics are Paper-and-Pencil and Movement Template.
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About the game
This is a rule set for WW2 naval combat written in French. This is not a classic wargame, as it has no mapboard or counters, but cards for ships. The rules are very simple. Basically, blank sheets and pencils are the only things needed to start playing. Miniatures are not needed to play but can be used. The main difference with other naval rules is that Amirauté (Admiralty) is not purely a tactical game. Although it has detailed guns rate of fire, penetration, rules for aircraft, naval bombing for operational scenarios and campaign games are included. For example, you can play the exactly same scenarios as Avalon Hill's Flat Top, not only the battles. What you need to play: rules ruler, protractor, pencil, eraser two 10-sided dice A referee is strongly recommended for a better gaming experience. Naval units: each ship is described on a card with its size (length, width), armor, detailed weaponry (diameter, range), max speed, defensive value (calculated from tonnage, vertical and horizontal armor, age). Air units: air units are defined by their max speed, range, weaponry and defensive value. Combat: Combat is resolved with tables. Combat against ships is resolved with a probability of impact check, then computing the number of hits, and finaly damage. Torpedoes have length, speed, angle and distance parameters. Anti-aircraft fire is handled globally for air to naval attacks and air to ground strikes. Damage can have effects on speed and attack capabilities. Scale: strategic moves : 1 cm = 10 km tactical moves : 1 cm = 100 meters miniatures (if used) : 1/3000 strategic turn : 1 to 4 hours tactical turns : 5 minutes
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Questions and answers
Amirauté supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Amirauté for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Amirauté has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Amirauté belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Nautical. Its main mechanics are Paper-and-Pencil and Movement Template. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Amirauté are: Paul Bois. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Amirauté as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.