Raid On St. Nazaire

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.8

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game offers a high level of variability with its gameboard and strategic depth. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game scales well with different player counts and has moderate player interaction. It is moderately easy to learn, providing a good balance between accessibility and depth. Overall, Raid on St. Nazaire has a strong replayability score of 7.95 out of 10.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Raid on St. Nazaire is 7.67, indicating a game with minimal impact from random elements. Strategic decisions and planning play a significant role in mitigating luck and determining the game outcome.

Overview

This solitaire wargame simulates the March 28, 1942, British raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire. In the first part of the game, the player moves the British boats and destroyer HMS Campbeltown (camouflaged as a German ship) to their landing areas, while determining the results of the many shots from the harbor defense guns. Upon landing, the remaining force tries to reach targets (sub pens, caissons, docked ships, supply tanks, etc.) and destroy them. The German guards are handled by the game system and arrive via random draw and placement and move by most direct route to the nearest British commando. As the game progresses, the German units get tougher and better organized. The game ends when either all British units are killed or escape and they score for the targets destroyed.

Mechanism

5

Area Movement Dice Rolling Events Movement Points Paper-and-Pencil

Family

6

Cities: Saint-Nazaire (France) Country: France Country: Germany Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Players: Solitaire Only Games Players: Solitaire Only Wargames

Type

1

Wargames

Media