Talk:Harpoon (series)

message: This article really needs to discuss more about the gameplay. Is the game played in real-time or is it turn-based? Do you only control one ship or do you control multiple vessels? Does it simulate military strategy or tactics? How abstracted is the combat? SharkD 03:18, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Gameplay

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Harpoon.jpg

message: Why is there no article on the paper and dice sim, published by GDW?! ~Will~  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.29.246.66 (talk) 23:45, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why No Mention of the Paper And Dice Sim? 

message: Will, I added reference to the paper version of Harpoon and linked it to Clash of Arms.
Kip  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kip Allen (talk • contribs) 16:59, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: According to BoardGameGeek, which is usually considered authoritative when it comes to board games, Harpoon was published in 1981 (but won the 1980 HG Wells best miniatures award) by Adventure Games, which also published Harpoon II. GDW (at least) continued the board games after that. The series includes quite a lot of content, Clash of Arms not appearing until Harpoon 4, I think. Laguna CA (talk) 01:49, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paper rules 

message: I noticed there seems to be nothing about Harpoon 4. I am not very familiar with the series so I do not know if this was folded in to the game being published now. Regardless I think it deserves some mention in relation to its development and to the series. Cpuwhiz11 (talk) 07:04, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harpoon 4 

message: The article states that there is a version of Harpoon provided exclusively to military customers. The military of which nation(s)? Are/were they involved in some way in the game's development? How is/was the game used in the military? How does "Harpoon 3 Pro" differ (if it does at all) from "Harpoon 3 Professional" or "H3 Milsim" mentioned elsewhere in the article and presumably available to civilians? Is there a source that could provide answers to those questions? Chuntuk (talk) 14:39, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: From memory, Australia for one. The military version has a more intricate damage model, instead of a pool of hit points. It's tough to find anything because of the Harpoon missile and the ubiquity of games, but Forbes had an article, not specifically mentioning countries. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/08/02/harpoon-v-new-version-of-famous-wargame-used-by-navies/ Laguna CA (talk) 02:01, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Civilian / Military customers?