Torpedoes & Tides Has Been Released!

Regular readers of this blog will know that last year I was involved in playtesting a WW2 coastal forces game called Torpedoes & Tides. Written by Thomas Brandstetter, they started out as a three-page set of variant rules for Galleys & Galleons, but quickly grew into their own thing. Late last year Ganesha Games offered to publish them, and they've now been released.

Obviously I'm going to give them a big thumbs up because I helped playtest them and contributed a few ideas to the rules as well. The game does a nice job of translating the G&G mechanisms to WW2 coastal forces, and the rules give fast fun actions that are not overly burdened with technical details or onerous bookkeeping. They emphasis the chaos and confusion of fast-moving fights in limited visibility.

Aside from the rules, which cover all the basics as well as fun stuff like rockets and minefields, the book has four generic scenarios covering the types of missions that small craft would have engaged in, four historical scenarios based on these missions and guidlines for setting up your own missions. It also has around 150 vessel profiles for most nations that operated coastal craft and includes a narrative campaign system. 

Available from:

Lulu (in a range of options)

Ganesha Games

Wargames Vault

Go on. Get out into the darkness and sink some ships!