But this newsletter has never missed an opportunity for gratuitous pedantry. Jack Greene has been designing tactical modern naval games as if no one ever told him they rarely sell well. That, and he truly likes the stuff he's doing. And he hopes you incisive stringers like it to. To that end, our crack staff of takes a look at two of Jack's latest maritime efforts.
Every little bit helps.
I'd like to thank Jack Greene for the opportunity to review this game. Not that Jack chose me out of a pack of petitioners. It's that he specifically states in the rules that not only is Richard Berg not allowed to review this game, but if anyone sees him playing it he is to call the neighborhood SWAT team. How IBS2 is different from its Quarterdeck Games predecessor of 1981 is that it includes new graphics, new scenarios, simplified rules of play, and extensive rules changes. Its torpedo system and gunnery tables have been adopted from The Royal Navy , the firing system taken from Fleet Admiral .