UNTERSEEBOOT

A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME

GAME DESIGN BY
ETIENNE MICHOT

“The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.”
- Winston Churchill, 1949
Tokens or Cubes
INTRODUCTION The game uses 9 types of tokens. These are provided at the end of
Unterseeboot: U-Boat Solitaire is a solitaire print-n-play (PnP), press- this document to cut out and use.
your-luck wargame that depicts the dramatic operations of a German
WWII submarine. As the commander of a Type VIIA U-boat, your Alternatively, dice and small cubes can be used instead of tokens.
mission is to patrol your zone, maneuver to identify targets, sink In this case, you will need 7x cubes for torpedoes, 3x cubes to track
as much Allied shipping tonnage with your complement of seven damage, 3x cubes to track auxiliary batteries, and one cube to mark
torpedoes, and avoid being sunk by Allied destroyers and aircraft. the current turn.
Your patrol will last up to 20 turns, but may well end sooner if all TOKEN TYPES
of the Allied shipping has been destroyed or if your U-boat is lost at UNIDENTIFIED
DETECTED! SPOTTED! DAMAGE!
TYPE VIIA
sea. You will need to manage your boat’s damage, battery power,
and your limited number of torpedoes to successfully return from U-BOAT
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TARGET
MAIN AUXILIARY TORPEDO
TURN

your patrol. BATTERY POWER

WHAT YOU NEED Roll and Write Version

We’ve also included a Roll and Write version if you would like to play
Map Board
in that format. To do so, when the rules refer to using or removing
The gameboard is provided at the end of this rulebook. It represents tokens, simply cross off the boxes on the board instead. You can also
your patrol zone in the North Atlantic, with five to six spaces across use a die to track both the location of your submarine and its battery
and four levels deep. power simultaneously if you choose to do so.
Dice
Unterseeboot uses standard six-sided dice, sometimes referred to
as D6. You will need a total of six of these, including 1x Battle die
and 5x Tanker dice.
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 SETTING UP THE BOARD
1. Prepare your Submarine 2. Receive Orders
TURN
Now, its time to prepare your Type-VIIA Unterseeboot for its patrol.
Your U-boat is ordered out to sea to patrol a
• Place three Hull Tokens on the spaces indicated. zone for 20 turns. Place the Turn Marker on
the first game turn. Move this marker to the next Turn
• Place six Main Battery Tokens on the spaces indicated. Marker
higher number at the start of each game turn to
• Place three Auxiliary Power Tokens on the spaces indicated. indicate the passage of time. The game ends at the completion of
• Place seven Torpedo Tokens on the spaces indicated. Turn 20.
Your submarine is now fully supplied and ready for its patrol. 3. U-boat Token
With your boat fully supplied and your orders TYPE VIIA
HULL MAIN AUXILIARY TORPEDO
received, it is time to leave port and head to
BATTERY POWER U-BOAT
sea. Place the U-boat Token on the space
Hull Main Battery Auxiliary Power Torpedo indicated. U-boat
Token Token Token Token Token
3

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TYPE-VIIA UNTERSEEBOOT
UNTERSEEBOOT
A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME

ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK

DE TEC T
ED! SPOTTED!SEARCHING Spotted on a result of:
STRAFING ATTACK
U-boat’s
Current Depth
Damaged
on:
Detected on a result of:
DESTROYER ATTACK
U-boat’s
Current Depth
Damaged
on:
Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep
track of your victory points.
HULL HULL HULL
Before removing
a Hull token from
damage, roll a die. On
1
a 4+, the damage is
SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+ repaired. Otherwise,
SPOTTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH - DETECTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
remove the Hull token.

100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+

5
Remove a Battery
200 METERS - 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN MAIN token if the U-boat
starts the Battery Phase
submerged.
PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY Replenish all used
Battery tokens if
the U-boat starts
MAIN MAIN MAIN the Battery Phase
surfaced.
SURFACED

Place Place Place Place Place START

Surface

Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token PATROL BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY
Here Here Here Here Here
HERE
You may use an
AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUXILIARY Auxiliary Power token
instead of a Battery
Periscope Depth

token, however these

IDENTIFIED TARGET cannot be replenished.
IDENTI POWER POWER POWER
FIED TA TARGET
IDENTIFIED PLACE
RGTARG
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PL ACE PLACE DICE
TARGET TARGET HERE
IDENTIFIED You may only fire one

4
DICETARGET DICE
HEPLACE
REIDENTIFIEHERE
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO torpedo per turn.
D TARGET
TARGET DICE You must remove a
HERE PLACE
SUBMERGED

TARGET DICE Torpedo token in order

to fire at a target.
100m

HERE
If the U-boat is on
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO the Surface, it may
attempt to sink an
Identified Target on a
3+ (or on a 4+ if at
Periscope Depth).
TORPEDO TORPEDO ATTACK Otherwise, the torpedo
200m

U-boat’s Depth Sunk on: misses.

SURFACE 3+
PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+

2 TURN
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4. Set Up Targets UNIDENTIFIED 5. Other Supplies & Tokens

Place one Unidentified Target Token on
each of the Tanker locations at the Surface
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TARGET
Find a place near the board to hold the Spotted, Searching, and
Detected Tokens, as well as the Battle die and five Target dice.
Level. Each of these tokens represents a Unidentified SPOTTED! SEARCHING DETECTED!
potential Allied cargo ship or tanker. Target Token
During the game, you will determine the IDENTIFIED TARGET
amount of tonnage of each target. When that PLACE
Spotted Searching Detected
TANKER Token Token Token
happens, replace the Unidentified Target Token DICE HERE

with an Identified Target Token. Place Unidentified

these tokens and the five target dice nearby. Target Token
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 TURN SEQUENCE BATTERY POWER PHASE
U-boats run on batteries while submerged, so managing the power
A game of Unterseeboot is played over 20 possible turns. Each turn
levels is important to survival. While on the surface, the boat’s
consists of the following six phases:
batteries are recharged by its diesel engines.
1. Maneuver Phase Your U-boat has six Main Battery Tokens and three Auxiliary
Player moves the U-boat on the gameboard. Power Tokens.
2. Battery Power Phase Silent Running
Player removes battery power if the U-boat is submerged, or fully If the U-boat starts this phase submerged (Periscope Depth, 100m,
replenishes battery power if surfaced. or 200m), remove one Main Battery Token or an Auxiliary Power Token.
3. Target Identification Phase If you cannot remove one of these tokens, the U-boat is immediately
Player can identify targets if the U-boat is on the surface or at Sunk (see p. 6).
periscope depth. Recharging Main Batteries
4. Aircraft Phase If the U-boat starts this phase on the surface, immediately replace
Enemy aircraft will attempt to spot and strafe any surfaced U-boats. all used Main Battery Tokens. Auxiliary Power Tokens cannot be
recharged, so use them wisely.
5. Torpedo Phase
Player can attempt to sink a target if the U-boat is on the surface or
at periscope depth.
TARGET ID PHASE
If your U-boat is on the Surface or Periscope Depth, you may now attempt
6. Destroyer Phase to identify an Unidentified Target in the same or an adjacent space.
If the U-boat fired a torpedo, destroyers will attempt to engage it with You may attempt to identify only one Unidentified Target per turn.
surface fire or depth charges.
Identifying a Target
Once you have completed the Destroyer Phase, the turn ends and
another begins with a new Maneuver Phase. To identify a target, replace the Unidentified Target Token with an
Identifed Target Token and then roll one of your unused Target dice:
MANEUVER PHASE • On a 2+, place the die on the Identified Target Token to repre-
sent the target’s tonnage, with each point representing 1000 tons.
During the Maneuver Phase, you may move the U-boat one space up, UNTERSEEBOOT
TYPEVIIA UNTERSEE

• On a 1, you’ve identified a false contact, so there is no target

UNTERSEEBOOT A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME

down, right, or left. You may also choose to remain in place. ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK

to sink. Discard the Identified Target token. Spotted on a result of:

STRAFING ATTACK
U-boat’s Damaged Detected on a result of:
DESTROYER ATTACK
U-boat’s Damaged
Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep
track of your victory points.
HULL HULL HUL

There are four depth levels: Surface (1), Periscope Depth (2),
Current Depth on: Current Depth on:
SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+
SPOTTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH - DETECTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
IDENTIFYING A TARGET 100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+

100 Meters (3) and 200 Meters (4). 200 METERS - 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN MAI

PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BATTE

THE FOUR DEPTH LEVELS 1 2 UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED

MAIN MAIN MAI
SURFACED

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Place Place Place PlaceTARGET Place
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IDENTIFIED START
Surface

Target Token Target Token Target Token TargetPLACEToken Target Token PATROL BATTERY BATTERY BATTE
Here Here Here Here
TANKER
Here
TARGET TARGET HERE
UNTERSEEBOOT TARGET DICE HERE
TYPE-VIIA UNTERSEEBOOT
UNTERSEEBOOT
A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME

ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK

AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUXILI
Periscope Depth

STRAFING ATTACK DESTROYER ATTACK

Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep HULL HULL HULL
Before removing
a Hull token from
TYPE VIIA
Spotted on a result of: U-boat’s Damaged Detected on a result of: U-boat’s Damaged
Current Depth
SURFACE
on:
3+
Current Depth
SURFACE
on:
3+
track of your victory points. damage, roll a die. On
a 4+, the damage is
repaired. Otherwise,
POWER POWER POW
SPOTTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH - DETECTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
remove the Hull token.

100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+

Remove a Battery
U-BOAT
200 METERS - 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN MAIN
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPE
token if the U-boat
starts the Battery Phase
submerged.
PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY Replenish all used
Battery tokens if
the U-boat starts
SUBMERGED

MAIN MAIN MAIN

1
the Battery Phase
surfaced.
100m
SURFACED

Place Place Place Place Place START

Surface

Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY
For example, this U-boat can attempt to identify the adjacent targets 1 or 2, but not both. It
PATROL
Here Here Here Here Here
HERE TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPE
You may use an
AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUXILIARY Auxiliary Power token

2 choses to identify target 2, so the Unidentified Target token is replaced with an Identified token.
instead of a Battery
Periscope Depth

token, however these

cannot be replenished.
POWER POWER POWER

It rolls a 4 and places it on the Target token to identify it as a 4000-ton Allied merchant ship. TORPEDO ATTACK
You may only fire one
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO
200m

torpedo per turn.

3
You must remove a
U-boat’s Depth Sunk
SUBMERGED

Torpedo token in order

to fire at a target.
100m

If the U-boat is on SURFACE 3

TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO the Surface, it may
attempt to sink an PERISCOPE DEPTH 4
Identified Target on a
3+ (or on a 4+ if at

4
Periscope Depth).
TORPEDO TORPEDO ATTACK Otherwise, the torpedo
200m

U-boat’s Depth Sunk on: misses.

SURFACE
PERISCOPE DEPTH
3+
4+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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 AIRCRAFT PHASE TORPEDO PHASE
Allied aircraft patrol the skies looking for surfaced U-boats to attack. During the Torpedo Phase you may attack one Identified Target.
The U-boat may only launch one torpedo per turn and cannot fire
Aircraft Search
torpedoes at depths of 100m or 200m.
If the U-boat is submerged, enemy aircraft cannot spot you. Discard
any Spotted Tokens on this U-boat and proceed to the Torpedo Phase. Surface Attack
If the U-boat is surfaced, an enemy plane will attempt to spot you. If the U-boat is on the Surface and in the same space as the Target,
Roll a die: remove a Torpedo Token from your submarine and roll a die:
• On 4+, theUNTERSEEBOOT UNTERSEEBOOT
U-boat is not spotted and you may proceed to • On a 3+, the Target is hit and sunk. Place the Target die on TYPEVIIA UNTERSEEBOOT

UNTERSEEBOOT
A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME TYPEVIIA UNTERS
UNTERSEEBOOT

the Torpedo phase. your Victories area to mark your score.

Spotted on a result of:
ENEMY AIRCRAFT
STRAFING ATTACK
U-boat’s
ENEMY DESTROYER

Detected on a result of:

DESTROYER ATTACK
U-boat’s
ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK

Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep

A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME

HULL ENEMY AIRCRAFT

HULL HULL
Before removing
a Hull token from
ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK
Damaged Damaged track of your victory points. damage, roll a die. On
STRAFING ATTACK DESTROYER ATTACK

• Otherwise, the U-boat is spotted. Place a Spotted Token in • Otherwise, the torpedo misses.
Current Depth on: Current Depth on:
Spotted on a result of: U-boat’s
a 4+, the damage is
repaired. Otherwise, Detected on a result of: U-boat’s
Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep HULL HULL H
SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+ Damaged Damaged
SPOTTED! DETECTED! Current Depth remove
on:the Hull token. Current Depth on:
track of your victory points.
PERISCOPE DEPTH - PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+
100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+ SPOTTED! DETECTED!
PERISCOPE DEPTH Remove - a Battery PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
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the Enemy Aircraft area on the board.
200 METERS 200 METERS
SURFACE ATTACK 100 METERS token -if the U-boat 100 METERS 5+
starts the Battery Phase
200 METERS -
submerged. 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN M
PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY Replenish all used
Battery tokens if
the U-boat starts

If the U-boat starts this phase with a Spotted Token, or gains one as
MAIN MAIN MAIN the Battery Phase PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BA
surfaced.
SURFACED

Place Place Place Place Place START MAIN MAIN M

Surface

Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token PATROL BATTERY BATTERYUNIDENTIFIED
BATTERY UNIDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED TARGET

SURFACED
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Here Here Here Here Here Place Place Place Place Place

a result of this Search, immediately resolve a Strafing Attack before

START

Surface
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Target Token Target Token Target
TARGET Token Target Token Target Token PATROL BATTERY BATTERY BA
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AUXILIARY AUXILIARY TARGET
AUXILIARY Auxiliary PowerTARGET
token HERE

1 instead of a Battery U-BOAT

Periscope Depth

moving to the Torpedo Phase. AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUX

token, however these
cannot be replenished.
POWER POWER POWER

Periscope Depth
POWER POWER PO

3 Torpedo Attack
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You may only fire one TYPEVIIA UN
TORPEDO
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO
TORPEDO

Strafing Attack
TORPEDO
UNTERSEEBOOT torpedo per turn.

STRAFING ATTACK Result You must remove a

A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME
TORPEDO TORPEDO TOR

2
SUBMERGED

Torpedo token in order

ENEMY AIRCRAFT to fire at a target.
100m

4
ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK
U-boat’s
SUBMERGED

Damaged
If the U-boat is on
TORPEDO TORPEDO
TORPEDO TORPEDO

The aircraft attacks your U-boat. Roll a die:

TORPEDO TO
100m

STRAFINGtheATTACK Surface, it may

RP DESTROYER ATTACK
Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep HULL HULL
Current Depth on: Spotted on a result of: U-boat’s attemptDamaged
to sink an
Current DepthIdentified Target
on: on a
3+ (or on a 4+ if at
ED on a result of:
Detected
O U-boat’s
Current Depth
Damaged
on:
track of your victory points. TORPEDO TORPEDO TOR
SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+
IDENTIFIED TARGET
SURFACE 3+ TORPEDO
SPOTTED!
TORPEDO ATTACK
Periscope Depth).
PERISCOPE DEPTH -
Otherwise, the torpedo
DETECTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH PLACE 4+
200m

• On a 3+, the U-boat is Damaged

TARGET
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PERISCOPE DEPTH - 200
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200m

SURFACE
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PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
SURFACE

(see p. 6) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2009 METERS

100 METERS
10 11 12- 13 14 15
- For example, this U-boat is on the surface and will fire a torpedo at the Identified Target (1). The
16 then 17 removes 18 19 20
PATROL AREA BATTERY PERISCOPE
MAIN
BATTERY
MAIN
DEPTH

commander a Torpedo Token from the U-boat’s supply (2) and rolls a Torpedo Attack.
SURFACED

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• Otherwise, the U-boat escapes
Surface

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moves the tonnage die to the Enemy Tonnage Sunk Area (4) to record their victory.
damage, but remains Spotted.
AUXILIARY AUXILIARY
Periscope Depth

POWER POWER

UNTERSEEBOOT
AIRCRAFT PHASE
UNTERSEEBOOT Submerged Attack
TYPEVIIA UNTERSEEBOOT TORPEDO TORPEDO

UNTERSEEBOOT
TYPEVIIA UNTERSEEBOOT
SUBMERGED

A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME

UNTERSEEBOOT
100m

ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK

If the U-boat is at Periscope Depth and is in an adjacent space as
A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME
TORPEDO TORPEDO

Spotted on a result of:

STRAFING ATTACK
ENEMY AIRCRAFT
U-boat’s Damaged 2 Aircraft Search 4
Detected on a result of:
DESTROYER ATTACK
ENEMY DESTROYER
U-boat’s Damaged
ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK Strafing Attack HULL
Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep HULL HULL
Before removing
a Hull token from

the Target, remove a Torpedo Token from your submarine and roll a die:
SPOTTED! track of your victory points. damage, roll a die. On

Spotted on a result of:

SPOTTED!
STRAFING
Current Depth ATTACK
SURFACE
U-boat’s
on:
3+
Damaged Result
Detected on a result of:
DESTROYER
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SURFACE
U-boat’s
on:
3+
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Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep
track of your victory points.
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200m

PERISCOPE DEPTH on: - PERISCOPE DEPTH on:

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SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+ repaired. Otherwise, U-boat’s Dept
SPOTTED! 100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+
PERISCOPE DEPTH -- DETECTED! PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
remove the Hull token.
Remove a Battery SURFACE
200 METERS 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN MAIN
• On a 4+, the Target is hit and sunk. Place the Target die on
token if the U-boat PERISCOPE DEP
100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+ starts the Battery Phase
Remove a Battery
submerged.
200 METERS - 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN MAIN token if the U-boat
PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY Battery Replenish all used Phase
starts the Battery

1 2 3 4 UNTERSEEBOOT
tokens if
submerged. TYPEVIIA UNTERS
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
your Victories
UNTERSEEBOOT area to mark your score.
the U-boat starts
PATROL AREA MAIN
BATTERY MAIN
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the BatteryallPhase
used TYPEVIIA UNTERSEEBOOT

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Target Token
UNIDENTIFIED Target Token Target
TYPE Token
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• Otherwise, the torpedo misses.

START
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Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token PATROL BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY STRAFING ATTACK DESTROYER ATTACK
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may
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to keep removing HULL HULL H
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track HULLpoints. a Hull token from
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a Battery Damaged on: Current Depth on: damage, roll a die. On
track of your victory points. SURFACE
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token, use anthese
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on: 3+ Before removing 3+ a 4+, the damage is
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replenished.
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Spotted on a result of: U-boat’s Detected on a result of: U-boat’s Damaged SPOTTED!
Periscope

Damaged remove the Hull token.

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track of yourDEPTH
PERISCOPE victory points.
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however theseDEPTH 4+ damage, roll a die. On
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 DAMAGE CONTROL ENDING THE GAME
Damage from strafing, depth charges and surface fire simulates The game ends immediately when either:
things like flooding, mechanical failures, and the ship’s weakening • You have completed Turn 20, or
infrastructure under the stress of combat.
• Your U-boat has been Sunk
Your U-boat can sustain up to three
points of damage before it is sunk.
DAMAGE CONTROL However, you may voluntarily end the game earlier by completing
Action: Repaired on:
REPAIR 4+
the following Return to Base procedure.
When your U-boat takes a damage, Remember: You have exactly
you may attempt to quickly repair one attempt per damage and only
immediately after it sustained
Return to Base
the damage before it becomes At the start of any turn, you may choose to return to base and end
the damage.

permanent. the game. You may want to select this option after sinking one,
Important: You have exactly one attempt per damage and only some, or all target ships; or if you have expended all seven of your
immediately after it sustained the damage. U-boat’s torpedoes. Or you can return simply to try and survive,
perhaps after suffering heavy damage, in order to refit and conduct
To Repair the damage, roll a die: another patrol on another day.
• On a 4+, your crew has repaired the damage and it is ignored. To successfully return to base you must:
• Otherwise, the crew fails to repair it and you must remove a
Hull Token from the submarine. • Begin the turn with no Detected or Searching tokens in the
Enemy Destroyer Area
Your U-boat is Sunk and the game ends immediately if its third Hull
Token is removed. • Return the U-boat to the Surface, and
• Survive an Aircraft Phase one last time
DAMAGE CONTROL
TYPEVIIA UNTERSEEBOOT If those conditions are all met, then you can cruise home for victory
NEMY TONNAGE SUNK
1 2 Damage Repair 3 DAMAGE CONTROL celebrations!
Dice here if they are sunk to keep HULL
HUL L HULL HULL
Before removing
a Hull token from
Result Action: Repaired on:
ck of your victory points. damage, roll a die. On

Losing the Game

a 4+, the damage is
repaired. Otherwise, REPAIR 4+
remove the Hull token.
Remember: You have exactly
Remove a Battery
one attempt per damage and only
MAIN MAIN MAIN token if the U-boat immediately after it sustained
the damage.
You lose the game if:
starts the Battery Phase
submerged.
BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY Replenish all used
Battery tokens if

This U-boat
MAIN hasMAIN
sustainedMAINsome damage from an attack. It has only one Hull Token remaining (1),
the U-boat starts
the Battery Phase
surfaced.
Place
arget Token
Here
START
PATROL
HERE
so thisBATTERY
damageBATTERY
might sink
BATTERYthe boat! Before removing the Hull Token, the Commander has just one • The U-boat has failed to surface by the end of Turn 20,
chance to repair the damage before it become permanent. The result of the die roll is a 4 (2), so
• You have used all of your Battery and Auxiliary Power tokens
You may use an
AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUXILIARY Auxiliary Power token
the damage is successfully repaired (3) and the Hull Token can remain on the U-Boat.
instead of a Battery
token, however these
cannot be replenished.
POWER POWER POWER

TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO

You may only fire one
torpedo per turn.
while under water, or
You must remove a

TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO

Torpedo token in order
to fire at a target.
If the U-boat is on
the Surface, it may
• Your U-boat has no more Hull tokens remaining.
attempt to sink an

Winning the Game

Identified Target on a
3+ (or on a 4+ if at
Periscope Depth).
TORPEDO TORPEDO ATTACK Otherwise, the torpedo
U-boat’s Depth Sunk on: misses.

You win the game if you survive and successfully Return to Base.
SURFACE 3+
PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+

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 VICTORY CONDITIONS
Your victory level is determined by amount of
VICTORY LEVEL RESULT
tonnage sunk on your patrol and whether or not
Tonnage Sunk Honors Awarded
you survived. 0 to 6000 U-boat War Badge
Tally up the points in the Enemy Tonnage Sunk 7000 to 12000 U-boat Combat Clasp
Area and multiply the total by 1000 to find out 13000 to 18000 Roll of Honor
how many tons of Allied shipping you have sunk. 19000 to 24000 Knight’s Cross
Then consult the table to the right to find out 25000 to 36000 Knight’s Cross, with Oak Leaves
how well you did. 37000 to 42000 Knight’s Cross, with Oak Leaves and Swords
43000 or more Knight’s Cross, with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds
The award you receive is based on your
KIA German Wound Badge (posthumously awarded)
performance in a single patrol (for example, it
is not cumulative over the course of a campaign).

OPTIONAL RULES
Once you have gotten a few patrols under your belt, you can consider Uncontrolled Dive
adding some or all of the following optional rules to enhance the If the U-boat is ever at 200m depth with only one Hull Token, and
game experience. survives a Destroyer Attack, roll a die:
Patrol Entry Points • On a 2+, the U-boat creaks under the strain, but remains intact.
On turn 1, your U-boat may enter at any surface or depth level on • Otherwise, it goes into an uncontrolled dive below 200m and
either side of the board. the U-boat implodes. The game is immediately lost.
Big Ships Type-VIIC Unterseeboot
For this optional rule, you will need an 8-sided die (D8), a 10-sided The Type-VIIC U-boats were larger and better suited for patrol work.
die (D10), a 12-sided die (D12), and a 20-sided die (D20). Replace your older Type-VIIA with a new Type VIIC boat with the
If you roll a 6 for Identifying a target, it following upgrades:
BIG SHIP
is Identified as a Big Ship. Roll the die Result Die to Use You may now carry 14 Torpedo Tokens.
again and consult the table here to find 1 or 2 SET D6 TO 6
3 USE A D8 You may launch two torpedoes at the same time during the Torpedo
out how big it is. 4 USE A D10
Phase. If you are at Periscope Depth, you may split the two
5 USE A D12
Use these larger dice to determine the 6 USE A D20 torpedoes and fire them separately at two Identified Targets adjacent
Target’s tonnage as normal. There can to your U-boat. If you are on the Surface, you may not split the
only be one of each type of die in play at any one time. If you shots, but may instead fire two torpedoes at an Identified Target in
need to add a second die of the same type, the D6 is set at 6 (or the same space.
6000 tons) instead.
Firing two torpedoes simultaneously will automatically trigger
Any ship at 10000 tons or above requires two torpedo hits to sink. destroyer detection. If you fire two torpedoes simultaneously, add
the Detected Token to the Enemy Destroyer Area.

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 LOG BOOK
Name
U-Boat
Mission Tonnage Sunk Torpedoes Fired Damage Repairs Survived

Playing a Campaign
A campaign is a series of linked games where you go out on several consecutive patrols. To be successful, you will need to:
• Survive at least 10 patrols, and
• Track the total tonnage you have sunk along the way.
Compare this campaign results with others to see if you can beat your previous attempts, or those of your friends!
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 QUICK REFERENCE
1. MANEUVER PHASE TURN PHASES
Move the U-boat to an adjacent square. 1. Maneuver Phase 4. Aircraft Phase
If the U-boat submerges, remove any Spot- 2. Battery Power Phase 5. Torpedo Phase
ted tokens it might have.
3. Target Identification Phase 6. Destroyer Phase
2. BATTERY POWER PHASE
If U-boat is submerged, remove one Main 5. TORPEDO PHASE DAMAGE CONTROL
Battery or Auxiliary Power token. If you cannot, If the U-boat is on the surface, it may at- If you take damage, you have one chance to
the U-boat is immediately sunk. tempt to sink an Identified target. Remove a try and repair it. Immediately after receiving
If the U-boat is on the surface, immediately Torpedo token and roll a die: the damage, roll a die. On a 4+, the damage
replenish all used Main Battery Tokens. • On a 3+ the Target is hit and sunk. Place is repaired and you will not lose the Hull Token.
the target’s die in your Log Book to record the Otherwise, lose a Hull Token.
3. TARGET IDENTIFICATION PHASE
victory. DAMAGE CONTROL
If U-boat is on the surface or at periscope
• Otherwise, the torpedo misses and you Action: Repaired on:
depth, it may identify an Unidentified Target REPAIR 4+
will have to try again during another turn.
token in the same square or one directly above. Remember: You have exactly
If the U-boat is at periscope depth, it may one attempt per damage and only
Replace the token with an Identified Target immediately after it sustained
attempt to sink an Identified target on a result the damage.
Token and roll a die. Place the die face up on
of 4+.
the Target token square to indicate the target’s
tonnage. GAME ENDS WHEN:
6. DESTROYER PHASE
On a roll of 1, it is a false contact and there The game ends immediately when either:
If the U-boat fired a torpedo, destroyers will
is no target. Remove die and the Unidentified attempt to detect it. If the U-boat is on the • You have completed Turn 20, or
Target Token from the board. surface, it is automatically detected and • Your U-boat has been Sunk
4. AIRCRAFT PHASE is attacked by a Destroyer. If the U-boat is You may end the game earlier by Returning
submerged, a Destroyer will attempt to to Base.
If the U-boat is submerged, proceed to the next
phase. detect it. Roll a die:
RETURN TO BASE
If a U-boat is on the surface, an enemy plane • On 4+ the U-boat is not detected and
To successfully return to base you must:
will attempt to spot it. Roll a die: you may proceed to the next turn.
• Otherwise, the U-boat is detected. • Begin the turn with no Detected or
• On 4+ the U-boat is not spotted and you Searching tokens in the Enemy Destroyer Area
may proceed to the next phase. If the U-boat is detected, place a Detected
token above and resolve a Destroyer attack • Return the U-boat to the Surface, and
• Otherwise, the U-boat is spotted. Place a
below. • Survive an Aircraft Phase one last time
Spotted token above and resolve a strafing attack
below. Destroyer Attack: If the U-Boat is detected,
LOSING THE GAME
Strafing Attack: If the U-Boat is spotted, roll a die and use the Destroyer Attack table to
You lose the game if:
roll a die and use the Strafing Attack table to determine if the U-boat has been damaged.
DESTROYER ATTACK • The U-boat has failed to surface by the
determine if the U-boat has been damaged.
U-boat’s Damaged end of Turn 20,
STRAFING ATTACK Current Depth on:
U-boat’s SURFACE 3+ • You have used all of your Battery and
Damaged
Current Depth on: PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+ Auxiliary Power tokens while under water, or
SURFACE 3+ 100 METRES 5+
PERISCOPE DEPTH -
• Your U-boat has no Hull tokens remaining.
200 METERS 6
100 METERS -
200 METERS - Evasion: If the U-boat ends this phase at WINNING THE GAME
200m having survived any Destroyer Attacks, You win the game if you survive and successfully
Evasion: If the U-boat submerges, enemy you successfully evade the Destroyer. Discard Return to Base. The level of victory is
aircraft will lose track of you. Discard any all Searching or Detected Tokens from the determined by the amount of tonnage sunk.
Spotted Tokens on this U-boat. Enemy Destroyer Area.
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 TYPE-VIIA UNTERSEEBOOT
UNTERSEEBOOT
A WWII U-BOAT SOLITAIRE GAME UNTERSEEBOOT
ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENEMY DESTROYER ENEMY TONNAGE SUNK
STRAFING ATTACK DESTROYER ATTACK Before removing
Move Target Dice here if they are sunk to keep HULL HULL HULL a Hull token from
Spotted on a result of: U-boat’s Damaged Detected on a result of: U-boat’s Damaged damage, roll a die. On
Current Depth on: Current Depth on:
track of your victory points.
a 4+, the damage is
SURFACE 3+ SURFACE 3+ repaired. Otherwise,
SPOTTED! DETECTED! remove the Hull token.
PERISCOPE DEPTH - PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+
100 METERS - 100 METERS 5+
Remove a Battery
200 METERS - 200 METERS 6 MAIN MAIN MAIN token if the U-boat
starts the Battery Phase
submerged.
PATROL AREA BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY Replenish all used
Battery tokens if
the U-boat starts
MAIN MAIN MAIN the Battery Phase
surfaced.
Place Place Place Place Place START
Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token Target Token PATROL BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY

Surface
Here Here Here Here Here

SURFACED
HERE
You may use an
AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUXILIARY Auxiliary Power token
instead of a Battery
token, however these
cannot be replenished.
POWER POWER POWER

Periscope Depth
You may only fire one
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO torpedo per turn.
You must remove a
Torpedo token in order
to fire at a target.

100m
If the U-boat is on
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO the Surface, it may

SUBMERGED
attempt to sink an
Identified Target on a
3+ (or on a 4+ if at
Periscope Depth).
TORPEDO TORPEDO ATTACK Otherwise, the torpedo
U-boat’s Depth Sunk on: misses.

200m
SURFACE 3+
PERISCOPE DEPTH 4+

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 UNTERSEEBOOT TOKENS
Double-sided Tokens
SIDE A SIDE B
TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO UNIDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED TARGET

?
TARGET
PLACE
TARGET
DICE HERE
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
UNIDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED TARGET
BATTERY
HULL
BATTERY
HULL
BATTERY
HULL
BATTERY BATTERY
AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AUXILIARY
BATTERY
?
TARGET
PLACE
TARGET
DICE HERE

POWER POWER POWER UNIDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED TARGET

TURN SPOTTED! DETECTED! SEARCHING
?
TARGET
PLACE
TARGET
DICE HERE

You may want to make UNIDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED TARGET

these two tokens a single
Detected/Searching two- ?
TARGET
PLACE
TARGET
DICE HERE
sided token.
UNIDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED TARGET

TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO TORPEDO ?

TARGET
PLACE
TARGET
DICE HERE

TYPE VIIA TYPE VIIC

OPTIONAL: These are seven spare torpedoes for the Type VIIC U-boat. U-BOAT U-BOAT

MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN

If you would prefer to flip
the battery tokens, rather
BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY than remove them, you
DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD may want to make these
two tokens a single two-
sided Battery token.
BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY BATTERY

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