1904-1905: The Russo-Japanese War (1999)

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Designer	Michael Bennighof Joe Keller Brian L. Knipple
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Publisher	Avalanche Press Ltd.
Year Published	1999
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Honors	1999 Origins Awards Best Historical Board Game Winner
Subdomain	Wargames (7 voters) [vote]
Category	Nautical Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
Expansion	Great War At Sea: Great White Fleet
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Family	Country: Japan Great War at Sea
Primary Name	1904-1905: The Russo-Japanese War
Alternate Names	Great War At Sea: 1904 - 1905; The Russo-Japanese War
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The Great War at Sea series moves to the Russo-Japanese war. Players plot their task forces moves on the strategic map and when contact is made combat is fought on the tactical map.

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1999 Origins Awards Winner, Best Historical Board Game.

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Great War At Sea: 1904 - 1905; The Russo-Japanese War

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Year: 1999

Size: 11.50 x 8.39 x 1.02 inches

0.55 pounds

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

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This is a Markov chain spreadsheet for weather in GWAS. You start with the current weather and then you can see what the percent chance for each weather pattern will be Y turns out into the future.

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Board Game Rank:	3109
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Average Rating:	6.50
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Personal Comments:	55
Users Owning:	296
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Num Ratings	39
Average Rating	6.68
Average Weight	2.83

Num Owned	149
Prev. Owned	5
For Trade	7
Want in Trade	6

Wishlist	10
Comments	23
Year Published	2002

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2005-05-03