Yes, it is in Spanish. However, the game is simple enough to get the gist even without knowing the language.
The game is a bit like cross between Stratego and the old card game concentration with the ability to actually move your pieces. The Rulebook is only seventeen pages long. There is both a basic and an advanced version of the game. There are also some Alternative Scenarios to allow the player to play some variant scenarios and to make up their own. You can also have a surface naval combat between the two players.
The Game Area is made up by placing Empty Sea Cards as the map that you will use in the game. Four of the Empty Sea Cards make up a quadrant. The game comes with these card and tokens:
12 - Allied Ship Cards
2 Freighters
2 Tankers
3 Destroyers
1 Battleship
1 Escort Carrier
2 Flower Corvettes/Mies
1 Armed Freighter
7 - German Ship Cards
3 Submarines
1 Destroyer
1 Battleship
2 S-Boot/Mine
35 Sea/Empty Area Cards
6 Surface Firing Cards
6 Tokens
4 Torpedo Tokens
1 Allied Direction Token
1 German Direction/Ping Token (Sonar)
The scenarios are listed by the amount of Empty Sea Cards that you will use. These are:
Lone Wolf (One Submarine) 5x5 Empty Sea Cards
Coordinated Attack (Two Submarines) 5X6 Empty Sea Cards
Wolf Pack (Three Submarines) 5X7 Empty Sea Cards
The German Player then secretly exchanges his units for some of the Empty Sea Cards in the first row on his side of the game area. The Allied Player does the same with the first two rows of the Empty Sea Cards on his side. Each player is allowed one action per turn. They then alternate turns. The actions allowed are:
Submarine Movement
Torpedo Launch
Fast Ship Movement
Slow Ship Movement
The game continues until Target Points listed for each side in the scenarios are met or there are no more operational Cargo Ships. Each ship has a value number.
For a small simple game, the players need to use strategy and learn the game's nuances. While this type of game is really not my cup of tea, I can see where others will really enjoy it. The components are very well done and feel like they will last through a great number of games.
For those of you who like tactical hex and counter games, I suggest you look at Draco Ideas 'War Storm Series'. These are five games that are well worth their price. Their 'Saladin' game is also a good one.
Robert
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