
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,669
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Dust Tactics
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2010

Rules assistance for Dust 1947: Ranger Attack Squad – "Hell boys"
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Dust 1947: Ranger Attack Squad – "Hell boys" is an expansion for Dust 1947 released in 2016 for 2 players. It was designed by Paolo Parente and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and Action Points.
The Ranger Attack Squad carries a deadly range of weapons. With these they can destroy anything in their path: tanks, walkers, bunkers, etc. Nothing can stop them. They are rightly feared as one of the deadliest unit on the battlefield. A Ranger Attack Squad includes three soldiers armed with a Shotgun and two armed with a portable Flamethrower. They are presented here in their Cerberus Camo pattern, as used in Great-Britain and Northern Europe, circa Winter 1947.
Dust 1947: Ranger Attack Squad – "Hell boys" supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Dust 1947: Ranger Attack Squad – "Hell boys" belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and Action Points. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Dust 1947: Ranger Attack Squad – "Hell boys" are: Paolo Parente. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Dust 1947: Ranger Attack Squad – "Hell boys" as an expansion for Dust 1947. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dust 1947 to use it. Check that your edition of Dust 1947 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.