The Rising Sun: Command at Sea Volume 1 (1994)

For miniatures enthusiast or a cardboard wargamer, Larry Bond's Command at Sea naval warfare system, for WWII, emphasizes technical and historical accuracy, woven into a streamlined rules structure that keeps the action fast-paced and fun.

The Rising Sun, Vol. 1 in the series, covers the Pacific 1941-43. The boxed set now comes complete with the 3rd Edition Basic Rulebook (perforated for three ring binders) and the 2nd Edition Ship Data Annex enclosed. The 3rd Edition Scenario Book offers over 50 scenarios, from small ship actions, to carrier vs. carrier attacks, to midnight battleship encounters at Guadalcanal. Plus 140 ship counters (1/2" x 1") and over 280 aircraft counters and markers are included, along with a jump-start book to get you up and playing in less than half an hour.

The Entire Command At Sea Series received a Special Award at Origins 1996.

Expanded by:

• No Sailor But a Fool, Command at Sea Volume 3
• Mighty Midgets, Command at Sea Volume 5

(My first posting. Please forgive any faux-pas).

Clash of Arms produced a miniatures only version of this game in the mid-late 1980's, called "Command at Sea". It was a red-colored rules booklet dealing with miniatures only. Larry Bond was beta-testing it at Origins. I'll look thru my albums and try and get some photos up.

Based on what this game looks like, I suspect it was re-worked and re-edited into this series, with counters added to allow it to straddle the boardgame and miniatures game markets.

Gerry Smit,
Toronto, ON

Oct 26, 2007