Inside the Armor (2011)

A game about damage control inside warships in battle. The game is played on deck plans of WW II warships. The Playtest Kit includes one scenario: the USS Houston CL-81, a Cleveland Class light cruiser which was torpedoed off the coast of Formosa in 1944.

As a two-player game, one player controls the ship, and the other controls all threats to the ship. Either side can also be played solitaire.

Players must weigh relative risks constantly. For the US player, in charge of the ship, it's about triage. For the IJ player trying to sink the ship, it's about trying to construct deadly combinations.

It's a card-driven game similar to Twilight Struggle. Cards are played either for the event or ops, but unlike TS you leave the card face up in front of you when you're done. Either player can then repeat that event in lieu of future events they trigger (conditions permitting).

The Playtest kit includes everything needed to play. Rules are 5 pages - clear & brief. There's a separate scenario booklet with an extended example of play, and an instruction sheet for kit assembly.

You can download the kit at this link:

https://www.yousendit.com/download/dXFWZFh1Z2pvQnZ2Wmc9PQ

I usually make it to WBC and one or two miniatures cons every year. If you'd like to playtest, you can likely catch me there.

Cheers,
Jonathan Tristram Miller
4/2010