Designer	Michael Bennighof Brian L. Knipple
Artist	Peggy Coleman Brien J. Miller
Publisher	Avalanche Press Ltd.
Year Published	1996
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (2 voters) [poll]
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Category	Fighting Nautical Wargame World War I
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter Simultaneous Action Selection
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Fleets of eleven nations vie for control of the Mediterranean Sea, with players ages ten & up taking command of their nation’s destiny at sea.

The first of the Great War at Sea series.

The first edition (Great War at Sea, Vol. I) was published in 1996.

The second edition (Great War at Sea: Mediterranean; 2001) includes

390 counters
Two 17"x22" strategic maps
One 25"x25" tactical map
Twelve-page rulebook
Eighty-page scenario book
Two organizational cards

Playing time varies from forty-five minutes to more than three hours depending on the scenario.

The reprint of second edition is slightly different (though still called second edition). This reprint happened 2006 or later as the log sheet has a 2006 copyright.

490 counters (210 1 x half-inch counters, 280 half-inch square counters) - maybe the previous entry was in error as it looks from pictures to have the same counter sheets
two 17x22" Operational maps
one 25x25" Tactical map
now 20-page series rule book, it may be the previous entry was in error about the page count as this rule book has a 2001 copyright
scenario book is still 80 pages, but it's really 64 pages with 16 pages of ship data sheets bound in the middle
three generic GWAS fleet cards
log sheet (photocopy before play)
new art on the box top and bottom

Nominee for the 1996 Charles S. Roberts awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards).

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Year: 2006

Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches

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Publisher: Avalanche Press Ltd.

Artist: Peggy Coleman, Brien J. Miller

Year: 2001

Product Code: APL0016

Size: 11.80 x 9.20 x 2.00 inches

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Battle Of Otranto: 15 May 1915 (1st ed.) Revised

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.) Balance issues can be redressed by using Wikipedia information as to additional ships in the area.

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The Last Ditch: 2 November 1918 (1st ed.)

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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GWaS series Player Aid

Sequence of play, Range & Penetration table, Submarine table, Minefield table, counter example, ship types, Gunnery, Torpedo and Critical Damage tables.

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The Third Balkan War: Fall 1914 (1st ed.)

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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Last Call for the Midilli: 20 January 1918

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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2009-05-27

Comes The Revolution: 31 October 1917 (1st ed.)

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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2009-04-05

Mine Run: 23-26 June 1917 (1st ed.)

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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2009-03-18

Neutrality Not Allowed: 1 September 1916 (1st ed.)

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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2009-02-20

Change at the Helm: 21-23 July 1916 (1st ed.)

Selected ship data from AP free-to-copy-for-personal-use data sheets (GWAS vol. I: The Med., 1st ed., 1996 Avalanche Press, Ltd.)

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2009-02-18

Russian Riposte Rebuffed: 4 July 1916 (1st ed.)

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