"Jutland home game" Topic

For a school project: if one were to play a simplfied Jutland game, what would be a minimum number of pieces? Just the big ships, really.

Just wouldn't be the same without them.

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And look at his simple rules for 20th century naval combat.

This may give you some ideas
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Jutland is what it is, the mega battle of the period. It isn't Jutland without the size. By your post, I assume the interest is WWI large ship combat rather than the numbers. Check out the Avalanche Press games Jutland and Mediterranean. Those games are choked full of scenarios with all number of ships. Jutland wasn't the only battle or potential fight of the period. Maybe even not the most interesting.

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Great links, guys, thanks, Warwell has hit the spot I think. It's only Jutland because it's the big fight of the era and a lesser known battle might not get as many students to the club. I'm thinking either paper models or Axis and Allies game pieces on the blue gym floor. Russo Japanese would be cool too.

I have an idea that might make these rules more challenging, though maybe real naval rules sets have things like this: what if the firing ship had to declare the range in inches? It would make splash markers relevant as a range finder and would separate good captains from not so good ones. He'd call out "hms Ajax firing at the Konig 36 inches" the judge folds out the ruler and he has overshot. Next round he corrects his shot and factors estimated movement. Is this a thing or is this too much?