# PQ-17: Arctic Naval Operations 1941-1943

PQ-17: Arctic Naval Operations 1941-1943 is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 210 minutes. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 210 minutes
- **Complexity:** 4.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2009
- **Categories:** Wargame, Nautical, World War II, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Minimap Resolution, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Chris Janiec

**Artists:** Mark Simonitch, Nicolás Eskubi, Rodger B. MacGowan, Charles Kibler

**Publishers:** GMT Games

## Expansions

- [Norway, 1940: A PQ-17 Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/norway-1940-a-pq-17-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pq-17-arctic-naval-operations-1941-1943)
- [PQ-17: Arctic Naval Operations 1941-1943 in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pq-17-arctic-naval-operations-1941-1943)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26459)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._