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THEY COME UNSEEN
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This account is run by the designer of the board game THEY COME UNSEEN: Andy Benford @perisher80.bsky.social |
https://theycomeunseen.wixsite.com/theycomeunseen | #NoDice #Submarines
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The long road to publication …

1974💡’Submarine’ (original name) game devised #NoDice
1975 ‘Submarine’ prototype first at sea
1981 1st revision introduced RAS
2013 2nd revision + new name
2014 UKGE ‘Playtest Zone’ demo
2014 Demo at @OspreyGames.bsky.social
2015 THEY COME UNSEEN published
The boards and pieces for the prototype for THEY COME UNSEEN as demonstrated at the Osprey Games’ offices in 2014. A photograph of the components for the board game THEY COME UNSEEN as published in October 2015.
November 20, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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How it all began. An early prototype of THEY COME UNSEEN being played while on patrol in HMS Sovereign (SSN S108) in the North Atlantic c1978. Cdr Richard Farnfield RN, on the right, the boat’s CO, and Cdr Roger Bridgeman RN, discussing possible moves for their submarines in the NATO role.
A photograph showing two Royal Navy submarine officers seated at a table in the wardroom of HMS Sovereign (SSN S108) playing a prototype of the board game THEY COME UNSEEN while on patrol in the North Atlantic: Commander Richard Farnfield RN, the submarine’s commanding officer, is on the right, and Commander Roger Bridgeman, a Squadron rider, is on the left. They are shown discussing possible moves by the submarine playing pieces under “their command” in the game which are hidden behind a screen.
November 20, 2024 at 12:57 PM