ATLANTIC SENTINELS: North Atlantic Convoy Escort -- 1942-43

1-COM1187

Solitaire, tactical-level game places you as the Senior Officer of the Escort, shepherding a convoy in the North Atlantic from the attacks of U-boats during the height of the U-boat threat - 1942 to early 1943. The convoy escort group typically contained four to 10 escort vessels guarding a convoy on its way across the Atlantic.

Product Information:
* Complexity: 4 out of 10
* Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 (solitaire game design)
* Time Scale: Semi-abstract (Convoy escort missions, 2 per month)
* Map Scale: Abstract
* Unit Scale: Individual escorts, U-boats, merchant ships (when targeted)
* Players: One (with option for two)
* Playing Time: 15 to 20 minutes (single mission), 6-8 hours (full career)

Components:
* One Counter Sheet of 9/16-inch unit-counters
* Two Tactical Displays (double sided, one for Small Convoys, one for Large Convoys)
* Three Player Aid Cards (double-sided)
* Three Player Aid Cards (single-sided)
* One Operational Display
* Rules Booklet
* One Mission Logsheet
* Two 6-sided and two 10-sided dice