2020Stephen Newberg
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2 players120 - 180 minMedium weight

1982Stephen Newberg
Mostly playthroughs and how-to-play. Seapower & the State: World War Three at Sea is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Seapower & the State is a Strategic level board-wargame, a simulation of potential future naval combat during World War 3. The viewpoint of the simulation is that of grand strategy and thus has the players acting as the overall commanders of the naval forces of the Eastern or Western alliances. Scenarios are presented for various force levels for the years 1984, 1989, and 1994. The second edition includes all aspects of the original game with upgraded components and new artwork.
Seapower & the State: World War Three at Sea has 13 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 4 how-to-play guides, 5 playthroughs and 3 unboxings. They date from 2022 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Seapower & the State 2025 - Rules Review Part 1" by UBoater658, which runs 39 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Seapower and the State - 2nd Edition - A brief look at" by Gilbert Collins. To see it played, watch "Seapower & the State - Pacific T2 Soviet initial attack" by UBoater658, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Dawn of Empire: The Spanish American Naval War in the Atlantic, 1898, Assault on Tobruk: Rommel Triumphant, Sovereign Of The Seas and Battle Stations: An Operational Game of Modern Seapower, also by Stephen Newberg.
2020Stephen Newberg
2 players120 - 180 minMedium weight
1980Stephen Newberg
2 players180 minMedium weight
1984Stephen Newberg
2 players180 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Seapower & the State is a Strategic level board-wargame, a simulation of potential future naval combat during World War 3. The viewpoint of the simulation is that of grand strategy and thus has the players acting as the overall commanders of the naval forces of the Eastern or Western alliances. Scenarios are presented for various force levels for the years 1984, 1989, and 1994. The second edition includes all aspects of the original game with upgraded components and new artwork.
Designer
Stephen Newberg
Artists
Knut Grünitz, Ilya Kudriashov, John Kula, Stephen Newberg
Publisher
Compass Games
Categories
Mechanics