Sniper!

1973 · BGG

Avg rating

6.27

Bayes rating

5.57

Weight

3.36 (Medium Heavy)

Players

Playtime

3 hr

Ratings count

271

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Description

Modern man-to-man combat in a city.

Developers included Hank Zucker, John Young, Ed Curran, Bob Felice, Bill Sullivan, Angel Gomez, Hal Vaughn.

Published in three different formats at SPI alone: the early SPI white box, the very common SPI black box/tray and the accordion box featuring mounted boards.

Reimplemented by

 Patrol - Man to man combat in rural environment
 Sniper! (Second Edition)
 Hetzer Sniper!: Sniper Companion Game #1
 Sniper! Special Forces: Sniper! Companion Game #2
 Bug Hunter Sniper!
 StarSoldier: Tactical Warfare in the 25th Century




Mechanics

Action Queue Dice Rolling Events Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Hidden Movement Line of Sight Modular Board Movement Points Paper-and-Pencil Ratio / Combat Results Table Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation Simultaneous Action Selection Three Dimensional Movement Variable Set-up

Themes

World War II

Publishers

SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Designers

Jim Dunnigan