Sniper Elite: The Board Game

One player hides as a lone sniper trying to slip past or eliminate opposing forces while up to three other players each control German squads trying to protect objectives and hunt the sniper. Play uses hidden movement and deduction as defenders track likely routes and the sniper attempts stealthy advances or violent engagements. A bag-draw mechanic governs sniper targeting, with defenders able to influence odds by manipulating their setup and responses.

Players: 1–4 best 2
Playing time: 40–70 min
Age: 16+
Complexity: 2.4 / 5

8.6 on LudoyaWargameWorld War IIAction PointsHidden MovementChit-Pull System

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About the game

Design: Roger Tankersley
David Thompson (I)
Art: Jose David Lanza Cebrian
Ed Savage
Edouard Grould
Publisher: Rebellion Unplugged

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Sniper Elite: Eagle's Nest2022

Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken2026

Sniper Elite: Escalation2026

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Plays logged: 108
Players: 1h 2m
Average play: 56
In collections: 26
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8.6/10

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Toni Cutillas8.0
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Onbase10.0
Sniper Elite has more bells and whistles than my favorite hidden-movement game, Whitehall Mystery, and yet, it is not any less of a game for it. Everything serves a purpose to create a more mechanically complicated, but much more thematically rich game than Whitehall. The theme makes the game more intuitive to understand. + unique officer abilities provide variety for Defenders and extra risks for the Sniper + Sniper loadouts will greatly affect how the Sniper player chooses their approach, adding to the variability between games + handicaps that can help balance the game if one side keeps losing are much appreciated + the boards well-illustrated but not busy. There are no superfluous pieces + actions and turns for both sides are simple and self-explanatory ++ the way the designers implemented a sniping and alert system by using a bag-building mechanic is really fun and something I've never seen before + line-of-sight rules may seem complicated at first, but I believe they are well thought out and intuitive + rulebook is top notch with plenty of clarifying examples This board game, more than any other, truly makes me feel like I'm playing a stealth video game, which is something I never thought would be possible.
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