Kevin & I played the British against Dave & Scott who were the outrageous French. Below is an image of our starting positions.
After a couple of initial long range volleys, with nary any damage, both sides quickly closed the distance & the broadsides began to tell. The white smoke shows which broadsides had fired in the turn.
The British lost their smaller vessel & had a couple more crippled with little or no rigging left.
The French were also feeling the burn, as several of their vessels were reduced to class 6's & 7's. Bruce had printed off some ship sheets, which allowed most of the counters to remain off the map, which we all readily agreed was a wise choice.
An interesting game which I hope to see at the club again, as it was the first time for many of us to have an opportunity to play....now we need to pressure Bruce into holding a Battle of Trafalgar....just kidding!
Oh how splendid!
ReplyDeleteYes Michael, Bruce did a fantastic job on his sails & rigging. He still has some flags to finish off to more easily define the ships...it was a bit confusing when the lines broke & everyone was trying to get rakes on one another.
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