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The Hunt for Red October (board game)

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108:, Mike Siggins's first impression of the components and rulebook was positive. But he found the game system to be overly simplistic, as if the game designer couldn't decide whether the game should be for wargamers or family game night. Siggins concluded by giving the game a below average rating of 2 stars out of 5, saying "In fairness to TSR it should be said that this is being marketed as a family game. Unfortunately though that is part of the problem for the game looks uncomfortable in either camp." 22: 61:
defect to the United States, and the Russian player tries to hunt down the rogue submarine and destroy it. The game contains eight scenarios that require various forces and resources on both sides.
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Author Graeme Shimmin called it "a fun game with relatively simple rules." He concluded, "if you like board wargames with lots of counters and dice rolling you’ll probably enjoy it."
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designed one that was published the same year. The game was a hit for TSR, which claimed that the game was "one of the bestselling wargames of all time."
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is a 2-player game in which the American player tries to help the Russian submarine
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was Tom Clancy's first novel, and produced several commercial spin-offs including
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won "Best Boardgame of 1988 Covering the Period 1947 to Modern Day"
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TSR
1984 novel
Tom Clancy
a 1987 video game
Douglas Niles
Red Storm Rising
second novel of the same name
Games International
Games
Casus Belli
Origins Awards
Strong National Museum of Play


Games International
"History of TSR"
the original
"The Hunt For Red October – Book and Movie Review"
"GAMES Magazine #94"
"Casus Belli #047"
"1989 Origins Awards winners"
the original
"Board game:The Hunt for Red October"
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wargame
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expanding it
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