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World of Warships is a naval warfare-themed free-to-play multiplayer online game developed and published by Wargaming. [1] Players control warships of choice and can battle other random players on the server, play cooperative battles against bots, or participate in an advanced player versus environment (PvE) battle mode.
During World War I, Britain's naval forces had successfully blockaded German access to the North Sea and the Atlantic.The German High Seas Fleet was not powerful enough to face the British Grand Fleet, but in late May 1916, German Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer took the fleet to sea, hoping to lure a portion of the British fleet within range of the entire German fleet and destroy it.
Wargaming was founded by Victor Kislyi in Minsk on 2 August 1998, [3] intending the company as a developer of strategy video games. [4] The company's first project was DBA Online—the digital version of a miniature tabletop rule set De Bellis Antiquitatis—launched in 2000.
Model ships have long been used for wargaming, but it was the introduction of elaborate rules in the early 20th century that made the hobby more popular. Small miniature ships, often in 1:1200 scale and 1:1250 scale, were manoeuvred on large playing surfaces to recreate historical battles. These models were basic representations of ship types ...
A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a simulation of an armed conflict. [1] Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to study the nature of potential conflicts.
Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618–1648: GMT Games: 2001: Wallenstein: Queen Games: 2002: War of 1812: Gamma Two Games: 1973: Re-released by Avalon Hill c. 1977 and by Columbia Games: Washington's War: GMT Games: 2010: Wooden Ships and Iron Men: Battleline Publications: 1974: Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1975: We the People: Avalon Hill ...
The modern, commercial wargaming hobby (as distinct from military exercises, or war games) developed in 1954 following the publication and commercial success of Tactics. [1] The board wargaming hobby continues to enjoy a sizeable following, with a number of game publishers and gaming conventions dedicated to the hobby both in the English ...
World of Tanks (WoT) is an armoured warfare-themed multiplayer online game developed by Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. [1] It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play, but participants also have the option of paying a fee for use of "premium" features.