Fast Attack Boats is a two-player board wargame published in 1980 by Yaquinto Publications. It simulates small-boat naval combat between Arab and Israeli missile boats during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, a conflict that saw some of the first significant combat use of guided anti-ship missiles at sea. The game was designed as an introductory-level wargame, favoring accessible, playable rules over close historical simulation, making it intended as an entry point for newcomers to naval wargaming rather than a detailed recreation for veteran hobbyists. Its core rules support two players commanding opposing missile-boat squadrons, and the game also includes an optional variant that extends play to three participants. As a Yaquinto title from the early 1980s, it belongs to a wave of accessible tactical-level naval and military simulation games the publisher released during that period for the hobby board wargaming market.
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Two-player combat board game
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Two players (with an alternative three-player variant available through optional rules)
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Release Year: 1980
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