Description
Tunnel Rats is a single-player game set during the Vietnam War. You will control two American “tunnel rats” who have been tasked with exploring an underground tunnel complex created by the Viet Cong. This complex is made up of tiles representing tunnels and underground rooms in which the enemy may be lurking. In this claustrophobic environment, the tunnel rats need to be as quiet as possible to avoid alerting the enemy. Tense firefights and hand-to-hand combat feature a unique initiative system, and encounters are fast and furious.
With a procedurally generated map, nine tunnel rat characters to choose from, and a variety of weapon and equipment load-outs, each “run” will provide a new and dynamic challenge. Your team’s objective will vary, shifting the focus of play depending upon which lieutenant is in command of the team. Tunnel Rats also includes rules for campaign play, allowing surviving tunnel rats to gradually hone their skills over time – if they survive.
Be on your guard, as the tunnel rats never know what they will encounter down in “the black”. It might be a hidden punji stake pit, a Viet Cong command center filled with valuable documents, a venomous snake slithering along a tunnel, or a water trap they must swim through without drowning!
Product Information:
- Complexity: Low
- Playing Time: 90 minutes (Single Game), up to 12 hours (Campaign)
- Solitaire Suitability: Very High (Designed for Solitaire Play)
- Players: 1
- Map Scale: 1 Tile = Several Yards
- Time Scale: 1 Game is 1 Run
- Unit Scale: Individuals
- Game Designer: Lisa Smedman
- Game Artist: Ilya Kudriashov
Game Components:
- 1 Rulebook
- 3 Player Aids
- 1 Enemy Alertness Tracker
- 14 Dice (7 Yellow D10, 4 Green D10, 3 D6)
- 24 Character Cards (9 Tunnel Rats, 5 Lieutenants, 6 VC Soldiers, 1 VC Officer, 1 VC Doctor, 1 VC Nurses, 1 VC Civilians)
- 58 Equipment Cards (Covering everything from US firearms & ammo to field telephones, satchel charges, and VC propaganda)
- 240 Map Tiles (120 used in standard game, Bill Thomas signature upgrade to 2 complete sets for exploring more extensive complexes!)
- 293 Pre-Rounded Counters (2 Sizes)
