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Expansion for Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955
Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard)
2019
Rules assistance for Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard)
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- 2–8 players
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard)
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Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) is an expansion for Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955 released in 2019 for 2–8 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson and its main mechanics are Simulation.
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About the game
Arctic Fleets provides the ships, aircraft, weapons and sensor data for the navies and air forces of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and the Soviet Union (We know the Netherlands isn’t in the Arctic, but we had to put it somewhere) to use with Command at Sea 4th edition. Earlier listings of Russian and Dutch ships and aircraft have been updated with information from many new reference sources, while information on Finland and Norway is being published in am Admiralty Trilogy supplement for the first time. Arctic Fleets includes over 250 ships and 200 aircraft. More than just providing the information compatible with Command at Sea, this data is now in the same format as Harpoon4, Fear God & Dread Nought, and Dawn of the Battleship, the other core games in the Admiralty Trilogy. All ships and aircraft extant from 1939 to 1945 are included in the supplement, as well as several projected or hypothetical platforms, such as the Soviet Stalingrad class battlecruiser, the original design of the Dutch Eendracht class light cruiser, and the Finnish Humu fighter. Arctic Fleets uses the 2012 Standard, an improved formula used to calculate a ship’s damage points. Please make sure that all ships on both sides in a scenario are using either the older 2006 Standard, or the new 2012 Standard. —description from the publisher
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Admiralty Trilogy Group
Questions and answers
Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) 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.
Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) 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.
Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Nautical. Its main mechanics are Simulation. 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 Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) are: Larry Bond and Chris Carlson. 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 Arctic Fleets: The Navies of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Soviet Union in WWII (2012 Standard) as an expansion for Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955 to use it. Check that your edition of Command at Sea: 4th Edition – War at Sea 1926-1955 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.