Wolfpack (wargame)

The map shows convoy zones in the North Atlantic between Ireland, Greenland, Newfoundland and the Azores Islands.

[1] During each scenario, twenty convoys will try to cross the ocean using automatic but random movement, ten in each direction.

All have a randomly determined escort as protection, and an umbrella of aircraft based on either side of the Atlantic.

"[2] In a retrospective review in Issue 13 of Simulacrum, Luc Olivier called Wolfpack "a perfect solitaire game: movement and reactions are programmed and erratic so it is difficult to break but easy to delegate to the system."

Although Olivier felt "the hunt with U-Boats can be exciting or, at least, strategically interesting to decipher" he thought the main problem with the game was "the mechanic of moving counters and throwing a lot of dice, which can be painful.