Three Great Tabletop WW2 Sub Games

Traveller · 12-31-17, 03:48 AM

I know there are a lot of Silent Hunter 3 and 4 players here, but are any of you into playing old-school tabletop war games? Three great games by Consim I highly recommend are The Hunters, The Hunted, and Silent Victory. They cover Germany's U-boat war and America's Pacific sub war. Very detailed and fun solitaire war games where the player commands a single U-boat or sub for the duration of the war. They even feature specific equipment damage and crew injuries/deaths.

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-556-the-h...-printing.aspx

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-590-the-h...s-1943-45.aspx

https://www.gmtgames.com/p-650-silen...-printing.aspx

http://www.consimpress.com/the-hunters/

http://www.consimpress.com/the-hunted

http://www.consimpress.com/silent-victory/

propbeanie · 12-31-17, 05:21 PM

Are they like the old Avalon Hill games, such as Battle of the Bulge, where you have hexagons on the playing board, and units can move only so far, a roll of the dice determines each units' outcome in a battle?...

Traveller · 12-31-17, 07:46 PM

Yes, they use cardboard counters and dice like the older Avalon Hill games.

What's great about these three games is that they reproduce the experience of playing Silent Hunter 3 and 4, but in tabletop form.

Below are the links to The Hunters and Silent Victory download pages. Download the game manuals (Rules Booklets) and some of the other stuff. Should give you a good idea of game play.

http://www.consimpress.com/downloads/the-hunters/

http://www.consimpress.com/downloads/silent-victory/

Platapus · 01-01-18, 08:39 AM

Thanks for posting these. These games look interesting, especially for us who grew up on the Avalon Hill games.

Traveller · 01-01-18, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Thanks for posting these. These games look interesting, especially for us who grew up on the Avalon Hill games.

Yes, these games are interesting, very detailed, and lots of fun.

Below are a few videos showing how The Hunters and Silent Victory games play through.

Platapus · 01-02-18, 06:08 PM

Interesting game play.

I would probably write some simple code to handle the chart look up

12-31-17, 03:48 AM	#1
Traveller Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 513 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Three Great Tabletop WW2 Sub Games I know there are a lot of Silent Hunter 3 and 4 players here, but are any of you into playing old-school tabletop war games? Three great games by Consim I highly recommend are The Hunters, The Hunted, and Silent Victory. They cover Germany's U-boat war and America's Pacific sub war. Very detailed and fun solitaire war games where the player commands a single U-boat or sub for the duration of the war. They even feature specific equipment damage and crew injuries/deaths. https://www.gmtgames.com/p-556-the-h...-printing.aspx https://www.gmtgames.com/p-590-the-h...s-1943-45.aspx https://www.gmtgames.com/p-650-silen...-printing.aspx http://www.consimpress.com/the-hunters/ http://www.consimpress.com/the-hunted http://www.consimpress.com/silent-victory/ Last edited by Traveller; 12-31-17 at 03:57 AM.

12-31-17, 05:21 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Are they like the old Avalon Hill games, such as Battle of the Bulge, where you have hexagons on the playing board, and units can move only so far, a roll of the dice determines each units' outcome in a battle?... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

12-31-17, 07:46 PM	#3
Traveller Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 513 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Yes, they use cardboard counters and dice like the older Avalon Hill games. What's great about these three games is that they reproduce the experience of playing Silent Hunter 3 and 4, but in tabletop form. Below are the links to The Hunters and Silent Victory download pages. Download the game manuals (Rules Booklets) and some of the other stuff. Should give you a good idea of game play. http://www.consimpress.com/downloads/the-hunters/ http://www.consimpress.com/downloads/silent-victory/ Last edited by Traveller; 12-31-17 at 07:55 PM.

01-01-18, 08:39 AM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting these. These games look interesting, especially for us who grew up on the Avalon Hill games. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-02-18, 06:08 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Interesting game play. I would probably write some simple code to handle the chart look up __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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