Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas

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Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas is a solitaire, tactical-level, narrative-driven wargame. You, as Commander, will lead a squadron of 4 Royal Navy gun boats or torpedo boats on night missions against German Kriegsmarine forces in the English Channel during 1943-1944.

Dog Boats covers the months from June 1943 to June 1944. Based in either Plymouth or Lowestoft (England), your primary goal is to intercept and sink as many Kriegsmarine merchant ships and tankers as possible. But that's easier said than done, as Luftwaffe air patrols and Kriegsmarine warship patrols will do their best to stop you, along with determined Kriegsmarine convoy escorts.

Product Information:

Complexity: 5 out of 10
Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 (designed for solitaire play)
Time Scale: 1 day per mission, 10 missions per month
Map Scale: Abstract
Unit Scale: Individual boats, ships, aircraft, guns, crew members, equipment, and torpedoes/mines/depth charges/rockets
Players: One (with option for two or more)
Playing Time: 20-60 minutes per mission, 5-15+ hours for full campaign game
Components:

Two Counter Sheets of 5/8 unit-counters (double-sided)
One Strategic Movement Map Board (mounted, double-sided)
One Fairmile D Gun Boat Crewmen Placement Board (Card Stock)
One Vosper 72' Crewmen Placement Board (Card Stock)
Two Combat Boards (double-sided) (Card Stock) 8.5 x 11
One Boat Damage Log Sheet (double-sided) (Laminated Card Stock)
One Boat Squadron Status Sheet (Laminated Card Stock)
One Enemy Warship Status Sheet (Laminated Card Stock)
One Enemy Merchant Ship Status Sheet (Laminated Card Stock)
One Campaign Log Sheet (Paper Pad)
One Boat #1 Crew Status Sheet (Paper Pad)
One Boats #2-#4 Crew Status Sheet (Paper Pad)
Two Tables Books
One Rule Book
Four 10-sided dice, one 6-sided die, one 20-sided die, and one 4-sided die
Two erasable markers