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Sonar Family

Where is the opposing submarine?

Two submarines in silent conflict; players are captains or radio operators. The captain steers the submarine and activates weapons and technical systems while the radio operator tries to locate the opposing submarine.

All players have their maps. Behind the screen, captains select the starting positions for their submarine; the maps have obstacles that cannot be crossed, and the boundaries of the four quadrants cannot be crossed by torpedoes. The captain announces the direction of his one-step movements, and the opposing radio operator marks them, starting at a fictitious point. He tries, by shifting his transparency, to deduce the location of the boat; a captain cannot cross his own course! Each movement step provides one energy unit. Additional action options for the captain are sonar activation for two energy - the opposing captain must name row or column of his submarine, silent creeping without naming the direction for three energy and firing torpedo for four energy. The captain can also surface the submarine, but must name the exact position; the complete course so far is erased! This gives him full movement again.

When a submarine is hit by a torpedo, it takes 1 damage. If it takes the second damage from a hit, the opposing team wins. Includes a real-time version.

A very well-made revised version of Sonar, with an impressive real-time option - teams play simultaneously, but only for maneuvers - for all other captain’s actions the game is stopped. A game recommended for families and all who prefer a simplified version of Captain Sonar due to the fewer number of players needed.

Players: 2-4

Age: 8+

Time: 30+

Designer: Roberto Fraga, Yohan Lemmonier

Artist: Xavier Gueniffey Durin

Price: ca. 30 Euro

Publisher: Pegasus Spiele 2019

Web: www.pegasus.de

Genre: Position deduction

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de en fr kr pl

In-game text: no

Comments:

Simplified version of Captain Sonar

Revised edition of Sonar

Includes real-time variant

Compares to:

Sonar, Battleship, other position deduction games

Other editions:

Foxgames (pl), Mandoo Games (kr), Matagot (en fr)

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 1

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 1

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0