If you missed The Far Seas in the 80s, get a copy and give it a try, it's definitely worth it. The only weakness, in my opinion, is the solitaire rules. But it's pretty easy to refine them yourself if you're into the subject.
Besides the review linked above there is also a description on youtube (I prefer the original ship counters in different colours and with historical silhouettes over the counters of the video, but that is a matter of taste):
From my point of view, this game has a geographical reach, strategic depth and a level of detail that ideally a future electronic simulation should also have. Even the hiding place of SMS Königsberg in the Rufiji Delta is integrated; I have extended this option in my houserules by the Tierra del Fuego archipelago (see SMS Dresden).
Unfortunately, after all these years the game is no longer so easily available at low prices.
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