Spruance Leader

About this board game

Spruance Leader is a solo board game for one player, with an approximately 120-minute play time, focused on commanding and managing a US Navy Carrier Battle Group during the Cold War of the 1980s and 1990s.

Set across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the game simulates major naval conflicts in which carrier battle groups must survive devastating attacks from missiles, torpedoes, bombs, and enemy vessels. Your command includes aircraft carriers and their escorting ships, all of which must be protected as you work to complete different types of missions.

Air assets require careful assignment throughout each operation. You will need to balance combat air patrols, long-range strategic missions, and attack strikes, selecting the right combination of seaborne and airborne resources for the situation.

Attack submarines pose another serious threat to your carrier battle groups. They must be hunted down and neutralized before they can endanger the force, adding an important focus to the management of your naval and air assets.

• Command a US Navy Carrier Battle Group in a Cold War setting.
• Protect carriers and escorting ships from missiles, torpedoes, bombs, and enemy vessels.
• Assign aircraft to combat air patrols, strategic missions, and attack strikes.
• Hunt and neutralize threatening attack submarines.
• Manage seaborne and airborne resources to complete varied missions.

With its emphasis on resource management, force protection, and mission planning, Spruance Leader places you in charge of the decisions required to lead your group to victory.