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Raider!: A Tactical Game Of Commerce Raiding In Wwii

This operational naval wargame has Axis raiders hunt merchant shipping while Allied forces hunt the raider in the Indian Ocean. Air search, submarines, mines, and weather shape the cat-and-mouse campaign.

Wargames Nautical Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.33/5

Rating

6.98

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

An operational level simulation representing commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean during WWII. Each ship counter is one ship, airplane counters 1 to 3 planes, minefields 100 mines, a hex is 150 miles and a turn is "several" days.

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An operational level simulation representing commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean during WWII. Each ship counter is one ship, airplane counters 1 to 3 planes, minefields 100 mines, a hex is 150 miles and a turn is "several" days. The Axis player attempts to find and sink shipping while the Allied player attempts to find and sink the raider. Rules are included for air search and air-ship combat, submarines, capturing ships, weather, mines, etc.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.3/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Michael C. McDaniel

Publishers

1
Yaquinto

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