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Submarine

#3083BGG ↗

1976 · 1-6 players · 180min · weight 3.23 · 576 ratings

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ID
3083
Name
Submarine
Year
1976
Rank
6547
Min players
1
Max players
6
Playing time
180
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
3.2278
Num weights
79
Bayes avg
5.68747
Average
6.60135
Users rated
576
Num owned
1777
Wanting
20
Wishing
93
Num comments
273
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (17)
Action QueueDice RollingEventsGrid MovementHexagon GridHidden MovementLine of SightModular BoardMovement PointsPaper-and-PencilProgrammed MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSecret Unit DeploymentSimulationSolo / Solitaire GameThree Dimensional MovementVariable Set-up
Categories (3)
NauticalWargameWorld War II
Description (747 chars)

Submarine is a tactical wargame of World War II submarine warfare. One player assumes the role of a submarine captain, while others are escort and/or convoy commanders. The submarine location is kept secret with the submarine player using plotted movement for the submarine and any torpedoes. The escort/convoy players move their ships on the board. When sighted or picked up by Sonar/Asdic the submarine will then be placed in full view on the map board as well. The game includes rules for different nationalities, various anti-submarine warfare systems, historical scenarios, night-fighting, and Design Your Own scenarios etc. Avalon Hill Complexity rating - 8 Game Scale: Turn: 30 seconds Hex: 100 yards Unit: Individual submarines / ships

LLM v2 (wide)

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