| The Grandest Fleet | |
| Developer: | Fogstone Enterprises |
| Publisher: | Quantum Quality Productions |
| Released: | 1993 |
| Genre: | Turn-based tactics |
| Modes: | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Platforms: | DOS |
The Grandest Fleet is a turn-based naval tactics game that was released by Quantum Quality Productions for DOS in 1993.
The Grandest Fleet
The game features a random map generator as well as numerous modern historical, fictional, and what-if naval battles from World War I to the fall of the Soviet Union.
Players can also pursue a "career" by earning points over the course of many games. These points can be used to purchase naval and civilian ranks which allow the player to bring in a personal super aircraft carrier flagship into all games. The ability of the player's flagship depends on the player's rank.
Computer Gaming World rated The Grandest Fleet ("a game, and not a simulation") four stars out of five. Approving of its "replayability and variety", the magazine concluded that "most gamers should find [it] well worth the time and effort".[1] It was later a nominee for the magazine's 1994 "Strategy Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to . The editors wrote of Fleet, "The game goes beyond The Lost Admiral with a solid economic model, brisk scenarios, and demanding naval campaign."[2]