Sniper Elite: The Board Game

About this board game

Sniper Elite: The Board Game is a hidden-movement game for 1–4 players, with sessions lasting around 70 minutes. Based on the iconic video game series, it places one player in the role of a sniper attempting to get past German guards by stealth or violence.

Up to three other players control squads of German soldiers. Their challenge is to balance defending their objectives with hunting down the hidden sniper, creating a contest of concealment, pursuit, and careful decision-making.

The sniper’s movement and attacks are central to the experience. Remaining unseen can help the sniper make progress, while violence offers another way to deal with the German defenders. Meanwhile, the squad players must protect their objectives without losing track of the threat moving through their territory.

• Hidden movement: The sniper attempts to make their way past German guards without revealing their position.
• Squad control: Up to three players command German soldiers as they defend objectives and search for the sniper.
• Bag manipulation: The sniper draws chits from a bag when targeting defenders.

Sniper Elite features a bag-manipulation element that makes each shot a calculated risk. The sniper draws chits from a bag to target defenders, but canny defense can reduce the likelihood of making a successful shot.

With its focus on hidden movement, competing objectives, and uncertain attacks, Sniper Elite: The Board Game turns the series’ stealth-and-hunt premise into a board game for one to four players. Its 70-minute play time supports a focused contest between a lone infiltrator and the forces searching for them.