2018 · Lumaca Games
278th Squadron “The Same 4 Cats” SM79 Damned Hunchback is a solitaire campaign card wargame. The player is a pilot of the Italian famed Squadriglia 278, the so called “The Same 4 Cats” (I Soliti 4 Gatti), which flew the Italian SM79 torpedo bomber during World War 2, scoring several torpedo hits despite the technical difficulties. Through 10 mission the player must score hits, fix its plane and survive and receive the most important Italian Medal: the Gold medal to the Military Valour!
-description from the rulebook
63 colorful cards, a A3 game mat and English rules wait for you in this narrative card war game!
The game components are several cards which must be divided into decks to be set up on the map; the cards are the core mechanic of the game.
The player puts on the map the Damage Card (for the SM79, or for a more challenging experience, for the SM84) and the Experience Card at Value 0 or without value on the top.
The decks to set up are: Campaign deck, Resolution deck, Target Ship deck and Mission deck.
