Rules assistance for Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer is an expansion for Shipwreck released in 2018 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Martin Bourne and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Simulation.
About the game
Corporate Rosario 04 - breaking the pincer is the fourth in a series of ready to play scenarios based on the Falklands War of 1982. A British submarine hunts a small Argentine squadron. A scenario based on the sinking of the old Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. Designed for use with Shipwreck, Vandering Publications d10 based wargames rules system for naval warfare in the age of the guided missile. With a little modification could be used for other rules systems too. Includes: A description of the action and results. Ship detail sheets for all units involved, starting map, starting positions and victory conditions. —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Vandering Publications
Questions and answers
Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer 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.
The listed playing time for Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Nautical. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Simulation. 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 Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer are: Martin Bourne. 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 Shipwreck: Corporate Rosario – Number 04: Breaking the Pincer as an expansion for Shipwreck. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Shipwreck to use it. Check that your edition of Shipwreck is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.