# Modern Naval Battles

Modern Naval Battles is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 3 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1989
- **Categories:** Print & Play, Card Game, Wargame, Modern Warfare, Nautical
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Take That, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 3 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 5

**Designers:** Alan Emrich, Dan Verssen, Beth Queman

**Artists:** Rodger B. MacGowan

**Publishers:** (Web published)

## Expansions

- [Modern Naval Battles II: The Campaign Game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/modern-naval-battles-ii-the-campaign-game)
- [Modern Naval Battles III](https://www.ludoya.com/games/modern-naval-battles-iii)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/modern-naval-battles)
- [Modern Naval Battles in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/modern-naval-battles)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1668)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._