Fleet Maneuvers Explained

Fleet Maneuvers
Other Names:	3D Fleet Maneuvers
Publisher:	Fantastic Simulations
Years:	1983–1993
Genre:	wargame, science fiction, play-by-mail
Language:	English
Players:	16
Playing Time:	Fixed
Materials:	Instructions, order sheets, turn results, paper, pencil
Media Type:	Play-by-mail or email

Fleet Maneuvers (or 3D Fleet Maneuvers) is a closed-end, space-based play-by-mail (PBM) wargame.

History and development

Fleet Maneuvers was a computer-moderated, closed end, space-based play-by-mail game published by Fantastic Simulations.^[1]

Gameplay

The game's purpose was to score the most points from ship-to-ship combat.^[1] Games could end at 700 or 900 points, which took 10–20 turns.^[2] Players could choose from four races or factions: the Alliance, the Confederacy, the diminutive Donnz, and the warlike Krell.^[1]

Fantastic Simulations also introduced a 3D variant called The Next Dimension.^[3]

Reception

Reviewer Keith Mercer, in the July–August 1987 issue of Paper Mayhem magazine stated that the game was challenging.^[4]

See also

• List of play-by-mail games

Bibliography

• Mercer. Keith. July–August 1987 . Fleet Maneuvers – The Original Game . . 25 . 13–14 . Mer87.
• Wright. B.E.. September–October 1993 . Fleet Maneuvers – A Review Part II: Firepower, Or Stealth: Tactical Simulations & Other Matters. Paper Mayhem . 62 . 18–20 . Wri93b.
• Wright. B.E.. November–December 1993 . Fleet Maneuvers in 3D: A Review of the Next Dimension. Paper Mayhem . 63 . 6–8 . Wri93b.

Further reading

• Buda. Rich. January 1983. Fleet Maneuvers: Boldly Going Where No Man Has Gone Before. . 19–23. 3. 13.
• ((Editors)). January–February 1984. Gamealog: Fleet Maneuvers . Gaming Universal. 2 . 43 . Edi84.
• ((Editors)). Summer–Fall 1984. Gamealog: 3D Fleet Maneuvers . Gaming Universal. 3–4 . 58 . Edi84b.
• Fantastic Simulations. March–April 1990 . Graphic Sensor Scans in Fleet Maneuvers. Paper Mayhem . 41 . 37 . FSI90.
• Goverts. John. Winter 1983 . Fleet Maneuvers . . 1 . 20, 25 . Gov83.
• Lunsford. M.T.. August–September 1987 . Fleet Maneuvers: Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. The D2 Report . 13 . 12–13 . Lun87.
• Lunsford. M.T.. February–March 1988 . Taking Inventory: Fleet Maneuvers, The Original Game. The D2 Report . 16 . 16 . Lun88.
• Plourde. Galen R.. September–October 1987 . Taking the Mystery Out...Of the Kreus' Mysterious Weapons . Paper Mayhem . 26 . 32–33 . Plo87.
• Plourde. Galen R.. January–February 1988 . The Donnz. Paper Mayhem . 28 . 17–18 . Plo88.
• Sullivan. Tim. Autumn 1987 . Fleet Maneuvers. Flagship . U.S.. 16 . 22–24 . Sul87.
• Sullivan. Tim. February–March 1988 . From the Helm: Fleet Maneuvers. The D2 Report . 16 . 29 . Sul88.
• Wetstone. Jeffrey B.. July–August 1989 . Fleet Maneuvers – RX169: The Donnz Point of View. Paper Mayhem . 37 . 27–29 . Wri93.
• Wilson. Johnny L.. August 1987 . The Mail Plane Blues: Fleet Maneuvers . Computer Gaming World. 36 . 40 . January 11, 2023. Wil87.
• Wright. B.E.. July–August 1993 . Fleet Maneuvers – A Review Part I: Firepower, or Stealth: A Comparison of Ship Types . Paper Mayhem . 61 . 14–16 . Wri93.

Notes and References

1. [#Mer87|Mercer 1987]
2. [#Wri93|Wright 1993]
3. [#Wri93b|Wright 1993]
4. [#Mer87|Mercer 1987]