Battlegame Book 5: Fighting Ships (1976)

About this game

This is Battlegame Book 5. The second half of the book contains 4 games, each with an A3 colour board, and monocolour pieces to cut out and assemble. The four games are: Viking Raids: find treasure on a hex grid of northern Europe. Silver Fleet: galleons between Spain and Cuba. Frigate: game simulating a naval battle. Battle for the "Med": WWII game about convoy missions in the Mediterranean.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.7/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.