The intent of these rules is to provide a fast, easy, fun game for ancient fleet battles. The base turn sequence and mechanics are based on the game Volley & Bayonet by Frank Chadwick & Greg Novak. Each game turn is composed of two sequential parts: First player actions followed by Second player actions. Generally, the first player action represent the...
“The Persian invasion of Greece launched by Darius in 490 BC failed when the Athenians won a great victory at Marathon. After Darius died his son Xerxes resolved to succeed where his father had failed. In 480 BC he bridged the Hellespont and invaded Greece with an enormous army . . . Victorious on land, Xerxes concentrated on defeating the Greek navy. His...
MicroHistory #2 in the Metagaming MicroHistory series. Naval combat in the Bronze Age. From back of the box: "The Bodies of the men that died The breakers buffet, the billows beat. Washed with blue of sea-salt tide, Rolled in wreackage of shattered fleet." - Aeschylus The galley's bronze beak surges forward, curling up two salty sprays. Sweating muscles...
This is a fleet combat game for 2 players from WWII. The goal is to defeat the enemy fleet and to take the enemy harbor. Each kind of warship and the forts (pewter guns) have their own characteristics (damage/firing range/movement): Battleship (4x): d=4, f=3, m=2 straight or 1 curved Cruiser (2x): d=3, f=2, m=2 Torpedoboat (4x): d=2, f=1, m=3 Submarine...
Place the Scuffle board on the left side of the Port boards. Before visiting the Port buildings, each player rolls 1 of their Ship dice and places it near the Scuffle board. Starting from the Baron and going clockwise, each player chooses one die and takes from the bag the Loot shown on the matching space of the Scuffle Board. Ship die goes back to the...
OBJECTIVE: Catch and bring in the highest total weight of fish. GAME PLAY: Draw a boat, choose your fishing "jigs" (rods) and lures, then set out to catch fish. You decide how far to travel (up to your boat's max speed) on each turn, but you have to slow down if you're in the weeds or in a dock zone. Travel around the water "casting" and "flippin'" fish...
Irány az 1800-as évek közepe, az amerikai polgárháború idejébe, ugyanis a Rebel Raiders on the High Seas ebbe a történetbe kalauzol el minket. Faladatunk nem kisebb dolog lesz, mint a különböző haditengerészeti konfliktusok megoldása. Ebben a kétszemélyes játékban az egyik oldal célja az lesz, hogy erősítse az Uniókat, míg a másik fél a függetlenséget...
Ship ahoy with numbers from 1-20. Where does the banana box go? Is this the place? At the harbor, the sailors load valuable freight in their ships. Each ship is distinctively large and must be loaded in the best way possible. Which ships fill up first and can begin the adventure on the high seas? The counting captain offers numerous exercises for the...
Red Banner Northern Fleet explores the Cold War going hot on the high seas. The game is set in 1983, during the last great crisis of the Cold War, occurring before disillusionment with the Soviet system reached critical mass. The game is inspired by the Avalon classic Victory in the Pacific. The map depicts the North Atlantic, dividing it into several sea...
Red Code instructions. 1.0. Welcome to Red Code, a board game where you take control of a WWII military ship. Re-live epic battles with your family and friends. Manage your crew to carry out manoeuvres with your ship, attack the other players’ ships and co-operate with players in your faction to achieve victory. 1.1. Characteristics: The players play 1 on...
These are my 1980's fast play modern naval combat rules. Whilst the mechanisms are very different to my other rules sets the idea of making them as fast and fun as possible remain the same, even though missile armed warships are by their nature immensely complicated I am making this set of rules FREE. 2 reasons for this. 1st I am using them as an...
Ittál már Grogot egy süllyedő tengeralattjárón? A Red November egy humoros kooperatív társasjáték, melyben neked és társaidnak, a Red November legénységének (akik nem mellékesen orosz gnómok) , ki kell húznia a tengeralattjárón addig, amíg a mentőcsapatok megérkeznek. Ám mindez nem olyan egyszerű, ha közben a Red November léket kap, a helységekben tűz üt...