
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,790
- BGG rating
- 8.6
World At War 85: Storming the Gap
- 1–2 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2019

Expansion for The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition
2024
Rules assistance for The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset
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The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset is an expansion for The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition released in 2024. It was designed by Greg Warren and Eric Farago and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
"The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset", published by Compass Games in Paper Wars #106, is an alternative set of naval rules developed by Dominic Warren, Greg Warren, and Eric Farago. Some rules include adding and adjusting naval zones, a map overlay depicting the new Danish Straits naval zone, allowing the Soviets to send raiders to interdict NATO supply lines (affecting the number of NATO stacking points that are unsupplied), and having the Soviet and Polish naval divisions break down into regiments.
The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset belongs to these categories: Wargame, Modern Warfare, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. 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 The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset are: Greg Warren and Eric Farago. 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 The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset as an expansion for The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition to use it. Check that your edition of The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.