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    trustno1@atcon.co
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    Naval Battle Rules WAS RE: - Ne

    Although a bit off topic, the comparison of WS&IM to BR-NR is somewhat
    valid isn't it ??

    >Wooden Ships and Iron Men is still around? Man I havn't seen that game for
    >about 16 years! The Naval rules (which are exactly the same as found in

    Its still in print, I believe, good old Avalon Hill, never wants to let go
    of a good product, either that or they still have a huge pile of them left
    from the 1976 bicentennial mega-blowout !

    >The new war map listed is similar to the one in the orginal BR boxed set, but
    >has another collum of 'areas' to enage in. If I remember correctly about
    >"Wooden Ships and Iron Men" (been almost 2 decades) the war board was
    >hexagonal and the ship counters were small so that you could battle large
    >scale navies. Well the naval rules completment small engagements well. More
    >than say 8 ships on each side and then things get a little confusing do to
    >the lack of space on the naval war map. The naval rules also cover the topic
    >of ships fleeing the engagement. Does Wooden Ships & Iron Men do the
    >same..(scratching head...) Anyway this ability to flee combat is very
    >valuable...in a no one naval battle.

    I fairly certain there were no 'flee the engagement' rules in WS&IM.
    Ships took up two hexes (one for the bow, one for the stern) which made
    turning a real pain in the butt...

    - Lou

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    Kariu@aol.co
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    Naval Battle Rules WAS RE: - Ne

    In a message dated 97-08-08 00:41:28 EDT, you write:

    >


    Wooden Ships and Iron Men is still around? Man I havn't seen that game for
    about 16 years! The Naval rules (which are exactly the same as found in
    the Cities of the Sun boxed set---I know...bought them both in my excitement)
    simply details the discriptions of the BR-settings vessals. It list the
    Costs, and % value in GB's of ships sold and of course new war cards
    detailing new naval battle magics.

    The new war map listed is similar to the one in the orginal BR boxed set, but
    has another collum of 'areas' to enage in. If I remember correctly about
    "Wooden Ships and Iron Men" (been almost 2 decades) the war board was
    hexagonal and the ship counters were small so that you could battle large
    scale navies. Well the naval rules completment small engagements well. More
    than say 8 ships on each side and then things get a little confusing do to
    the lack of space on the naval war map. The naval rules also cover the topic
    of ships fleeing the engagement. Does Wooden Ships & Iron Men do the
    same..(scratching head...) Anyway this ability to flee combat is very
    valuable...in a no one naval battle.


    Hope I helped with something.


    Kariu

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