Use cunning tactics and long-term strategies to defeat the enemy admiral! Epic Naval Battles invites 2 players to replay epic historical naval engagements of World War 2. Through a series of scenarios, arranged to form campaigns, you can recreate some of the most famous battles of the Atlantic and Pacific theatres. The basic game mechanics are focused around creating a sandbox, so that players can design their own campaigns and battles, trying to answer the eternal "what if?" questions about historical events. The game consists of: - a modular board depicting varied terrain (with open seas, islands, and coastlines included) - two sets of detailed and functional fleet vessels and markers - several decks of cards with rule explanations, in-game events, and special commands, used in different scenarios outlined in the rulebook - the rulebook, which includes ready-to-play scenarios and sandbox rules for creating your own naval engagements.