2025Joe Carter
- Videos
- 13
- Creators
- 9
Mostly playthroughs and reviews
1 players480 - 1000 minMedium weight
Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas
2024Joe Carter
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 2
Mostly playthroughs. Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 4 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 players
30 - 500 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
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Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas is a tactical-level wargame where you (as the Captain) take the command of either a Royal Navy Fairmile D motor gunboat (MGB) squadron or Vosper 72' motor torpedo boat (MTB) squadron in either the English Channel or North Sea from 1943-1944. Your main goal is to survive the war while sinking as many enemy ships as you and your squadron can. Enemies you and your crewmen will face include a variety of enemy ships, including E-boats, R-Boats, and patrol aircraft. Weather conditions and sea state are also modeled. The player will move his squadron through various travel boxes on a map of the English Channel or North Sea during each mission on his way to the patrol area, then must successfully return back to home base. Game components include a crewmen placement mats, strategic map mat, several Tables books, crewmen status sheets, campaign log sheet, and counter sheets representing individual MGBs, MTBs, enemy aircraft, warships, etc. -description from the designer
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Which Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas video should I watch?
Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas has 6 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 4 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2025 to July 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "First Look and Overview of Dog Boats" by Poultergeist Board Games. To see it played, watch "Gameplay examples in Dog Boats - WW2 Solitaire Wargame" by Matt White Wargames, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Golden Age of Piracy: 1718, Devil Boats: PT Boats in the Solomons, Schnell Boats: Scourge of the English Channel and River Rats: PBRs and PCFs in Vietnam, also by Joe Carter.
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About Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas
From BoardGameGeek:
Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas is a tactical-level wargame where you (as the Captain) take the command of either a Royal Navy Fairmile D motor gunboat (MGB) squadron or Vosper 72' motor torpedo boat (MTB) squadron in either the English Channel or North Sea from 1943-1944. Your main goal is to survive the war while sinking as many enemy ships as you and your squadron can. Enemies you and your crewmen will face include a variety of enemy ships, including E-boats, R-Boats, and patrol aircraft. Weather conditions and sea state are also modeled. The player will move his squadron through various travel boxes on a map of the English Channel or North Sea during each mission on his way to the patrol area, then must successfully return back to home base. Game components include a crewmen placement mats, strategic map mat, several Tables books, crewmen status sheets, campaign log sheet, and counter sheets representing individual MGBs, MTBs, enemy aircraft, warships, etc. -description from the designer
Designer
Joe Carter
Artist
Joe Carter
Publisher
Compass Games
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