{"product_id":"ironbottom-sound","title":"Ironbottom Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimultaneous-plotting hex-based naval game based on actions near Guadalcanal during WWII. Ten scenarios are provided, five historical and five balanced \"tournament\" situation. Scale is 600 yards\/hex.\n\nGunfire and torpedo fire are figured in \"factors\" per turret, with all guns of the same caliber firing on a single target rolling once, using a range-modified ordered-pair of dice against a table, for number of hits. The location of each hit is then determined by another ordered-pair roll against another table.\n\nEach ship has a damage sheet showing its gunnery and torpedo layout, and giving number of factors for each turret\/mount. It also serves as the damage record sheet for the ship, and specifies armor thickness over protected locations (e.g. belt, primary turrets, secondary turrets, bridge). A ship sinks when its last hull box is marked off.\n\nThe game is basically set up for two-player ftf, but short rules for PBM, moderated two-player, and moderated multi-player are provided.\n\n\nThe second edition, Iron bottom Sound 2 (note post-WWII spelling of title), was published by Moments in History in 1998.\n\nSome significant rules changes (torpedo rules in particular) and a different scenario mix. Includes a night convoy battle in the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.20 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Greene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51926201499864,"sku":"SB-724672C47737-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/7m45yufrgiiz2egftxpjy839c3ty.jpg?v=1785459778","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/ironbottom-sound","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}