
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,796
- BGG rating
- 8.4
SEEKRIEG 5
- 2–10 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 2004

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Victory at Sea: HMS Warspite is an expansion for Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific released in 2020 for 2 players and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simulation, and Measurement Movement.
HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Built during the early 1910s, she served in the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland. Modernized in the 1930s, she went on to serve in the Second World War. Warspite was part of the Norwegian campaign of 1940 and subsequently was transferred to the Mediterranean, squaring off in fleet actions against the Italian Regia Marina. During the Battle of Crete in mid-1941 she suffered damage from enemy German aircraft and spent 6 months under repair in the US. These repairs were completed shortly after US entry into the war, and she set sail across the Pacific to join the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean in early 1942. She returned home in 1943 to provide gunfire support as part of Force H in the Italian campaign. She again suffered damage, this time at the hand of radio-controlled glider bombs, during the landings at Salerno. She spent almost another year under repair as a result. Before her repairs were fully completed, she was back at sea, providing fire support the next year, supporting the Normandy landings and on Walcheren Island in 1944. These actions earned her the recognition of being the ship with the most battle honours in the history of the Royal Navy, and also accorded her the affectionate nickname, the "Grand Old Lady". Contents: 1 Model Ship ‣ HMS Warspite 1 Ship Card Damage Sliders —description from the publisher
Victory at Sea: HMS Warspite 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 Victory at Sea: HMS Warspite for ages 10 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.
Victory at Sea: HMS Warspite 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.
Victory at Sea: HMS Warspite belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Nautical. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simulation, and Measurement Movement. 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 catalogue lists Victory at Sea: HMS Warspite as an expansion for Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific to use it. Check that your edition of Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.