• Hi folks, is there any point in attacking a battleship with a single sub? The sub only has one die and the battleship
    has a 1 hit protection.

    Thanks for any thoughts,
    Cheers, Chris


  • A single sub can not sink a battleship but the hit would carry over till the regular attack naval units phase.


  • Thanks frimmel - I’m playing my first game on Thursday against my neighbour - looking forward to it - it may take us a few hours to get the hang of it though I think!

    Cheers, Chris

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  • One thing I’m musing upon is the power of subs - they get first shot and can take out a ship of their choice on a roll of 1 or 2? If I undersand this correctly they seem pretty powerful for their cost.
    It would be nice if any destroyers in the area limited them to a roll of 1 only - 2 only being a hit if no destroyers were present.

    Anyway - I better play the game first before posting any more thoughts  :-)

    Cheers, Chris


  • Subs are fair IMO. They might not seem fair at times  :evil: but you can’t really afford to go overboard buying subs as they can’t control islands and are fragile. They make a good van for the big naval showdown.


  • Also, in a close game, a sub hit can give you the point you need to win.  If the American player plays his first properly, I see this as the most tenuous A&A game ever made.  Both sides can win and one bad move could change everything.  One other interesting aspect of the game is that both sides roll several dice in a typical engagement.  This keeps large swings due to dice luck from happening with any frequency just because the statistics are more reliable with lots of dice in play.

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