Vintage 1964 Avalon Hill Midway

Rare, vintage naval strategy game from Avalon Hill. Game components are in excellent condition and game is 100% complete. Box is in excellent condition given its 60-year age with minor edge repair at one corner. See game photos for details. Iconic hidden-movement wargame of cat-and-mouse WWII air-naval battles around Midway. The basic idea is each player has his or her own map of the area (in this case the Midway Island) behind a screen. Each player "searches" for the enemy fleet by flying search planes to the various zones on the map and calling the zone co-ordinates. Once found, bombers can be sent in to sink the enemy fleet. The actual attack is fought on a separate battle board where the ships are first placed on a rectangular grid and the attacking planes are placed in adjacent rectangles or on top of the ships themselves to indicate which ship they are attacking. The basic game is very simple, but there are a number of additional rules which add realism and complexity: CAP fighters, surface actions, anvil and wave attacks, etc. The game is superior with a neutral referee for true double-blind play. Developed with the technical aid of C. Wade McClusky, Rear Admiral U.S.N. (Ret.). Avalon Hill Complexity Rating: 3. Stored in smoke free environment. Well packaged for shipping. We ship fast!