
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,685
- BGG rating
- 7.5
UBOOT: The Board Game
- 1–4 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 4.2/5
- 2019

Rules assistance for Victory at Sea: Clemson-class destroyers
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Victory at Sea: Clemson-class destroyers is an expansion for Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific released in 2021 for 2 players and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Simulation.
The Clemson-class was a redesign of the Wickes-class and was the last pre- World War Two class of flush-decker destroyers to be built for the United States. In all, 156 of these destroyers served with the US Navy from after World War One and on into World War Two. —description from the publisher
Victory at Sea: Clemson-class destroyers 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 catalogue lists Victory at Sea: Clemson-class destroyers 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.
Victory at Sea: Clemson-class destroyers belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Nautical. Its main mechanics are 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 catalogue lists Victory at Sea: Clemson-class destroyers as an expansion for Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific to use it. Check that your edition of Victory at Sea: Battle for the Pacific is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.