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Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43

Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43

Compass Games · 2010
160–9000 min12+ yrs4.0/5 complexity7.7 BGG#6.405 BGG1,1 KCouplesStrategy
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(from Compass Games website:) Steel Wolves is a solitaire simulation of the German submarine war against British and Allied shipping, the follow-on title to the award winning Silent War.

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(from Compass Games website:)

Steel Wolves is a solitaire simulation of the German submarine war against British and Allied shipping, the follow-on title to the award winning Silent War. Volume I covers the period from the start of the War in 1939 to the early months of 1943. You serve as BdU, Befehlshaber der U-Boote; the Supreme Commander of Uboats, Kriegsmarine. Your mission is to deploy your forces with maximum effect to destroy British and Allied shipping, while limiting your own submarine losses.

Featured scenarios cover actions ranging from famous short single sub patrols, through short campaigns, ending with the full campaign covering 1939 to 1943. The game map breaks the Atlantic, Mediterranean, South Atlantic, and Western Indian Oceans into historical Operations Areas through which subs patrol in search of shipping.

Special rules feature historical events such as the invasion of Norway and Torch; b-dienst, ULTRA, and the intelligence war; torpedo improvements, German wolfpack tactics, Super-Skippers, large vs. small U-boat philosophy, appeals to Berlin for resources, and many others. Every German sub deployed between 1939 and 1943 (as well as some what-if classes) is represented with its very own counter, each meticulously and accurately drawn and shown from their side in full-color. Players familiar with Silent War will find Steel Wolves takes the system to new depths, while those trying it for the first time will be able to quickly get into action!

game anatomy
Complexity4.0 / 5
BGG rating7.7 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60–9000 min
Players
1
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#6.405
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Q4How many players does Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 support?
Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 take?
A game of Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 takes about 60–9000 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 for?
Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43?
Steel Wolves: Germany's Submarine Campaign Against British & Allied Shipping – Vol 1 1939-43 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.0 out of 5.
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