October 1942. Leningrad is under siege, and General Winter is closing his iron fist around the city, already practically encircled by Axis forces. The only way to resupply the embattled city is by ship, across the watery expanse of Lake Lagoda. Covering the approaches to the Soviet Lagoda Flotilla’s bases at Novaya Ladoga is the…
Menaced by the fast-moving PT Boats of the US Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy found itself on the back foot. They attempted, through various, methods, to tip the odds back in their favour… Land of the Rising Sun After centuries of splendid self-imposed isolation, with an obsession that the old Japanese ways were best, Japan…
What is Close Quarters? Cruel Seas enjoyed enormous success when it was launched back in 2018. As a result, there emerged quite a scope for further development of the system. The result of these labours is Close Quarters! Written by John Lambshead, the supplement expands the game in three key areas: with the introduction…
As Victory at Sea charts a course across the Pacific Ocean, we take a look at one of the theatre’s smaller workhorses – the humble PT boat. The first PT boats were built by the Naval Division of the Electric Boat Company (Elco) in New Jersey. Later, a little larger at 78 feet, was the…
Tito’s partisans were one of the most effective resistance movements in occupied Europe. The Yugoslav Tiger fleet ruled the Adriatic! With the support of both the Western Allies and the Soviet Union, Communist Party leader Josip Tito forged several disparate bands of resistance fighters into one of the most formidable irregular forces in occupied Europe….
Pinned down by strafing fighters and shrieking dive bombers, several divisions of Allied troops must be rescued from the Dunkirk beaches! With the release of Close Quarters, designer John Lambshead has provided a system for embarking and disembarking troops during a game of Cruel Seas. We’re using these rules to recreate the daring rescue…
On the sixth day of Christmas, Warlord said to me… It’s day 6 of our Warlords 12 days of Christmas. New rules and scenarios for battling on the high seas. Written by John Lambshead, this supplement develops the game in three ways: first, it introduces new scenarios, including historical engagements and a pick-up…
We’re exploring another dimension of coastal warfare in Run Silent, Run Deep! Peer beneath the waves into the murky depths of submarine warfare with this unofficial supplement. In Cruel Seas we intentionally wanted submarines to work as a normal surface vessel. After all, powerful diesel engines propel them as fast, if not faster, than many…
In games of Cruel Seas, players assemble boats of all shapes and sizes – today, we’ve got some Explosive new choices for your fleets! Fairmile B Minesweeper The Fairmile B class Motor Launch weighed in at 85 tonnes and 112 feet long. Crewed by 16 men it could make in the region of 20 knots…
Add a new coastal patrol craft to your Kriegsmarine fleet! Sneak up the fjords of Norway or patrol the Mediterranean coastline with the new R-Boat! View in Store The R-boat, also known as Räumboote in German, was a class of naval vessels originally designed as minesweepers, but their role evolved under fire. Prized for their…
Tom Mecredy
Dan Hewitson
Josh Berridge