Recent content by thomaso827

Size matters to me, but probably smaller is better for my storage needs, so I have a bunch of 1/2000 Valiant minis. They cost about the same for a pack of 3 or 4 that a single ship does in other scales, and are just about as robust as any of them. I have a GHQ 1/1200 model, but never went...

I've borrowed the format and basic info from the above mentioned VaS QRC and made up a similar sheet for AoD if anyone needs it. Dont have a website to store it at, so email me at thomaso827 AT msn.com if you want it. You really notice the differences in the system when going over the...

There are several sets of rules out there for Age of Sail. My favorite, and at just about the same level of complexity as VaS/AoD is Fire as She Bears. They also have a Yahoo group, where you can download ship generation routine for Excel helping you to quickly make up your ship information...

Thanks! The ship was destroyed by gunnery before it would have sunk by our mistaken understanding, so not a game changer for us anyway. We played the Coronel scenario, I had the British, and it ended up pretty much historically, except the only one that might be getting away was the AMC. My...

This thread seems right to add a hope for an OOB-type edition for AoD. Preparing for the first battle of Heligoland Bight and found 3 classes not mentioned in the rule book so far, and with the campaign I'm hoping to run, a Dutch Navy as well as the French, Italians, and Austro-Hungary would be...

We had a flooding critical come up during a game on Saturday, and 2 of us flipping through the rules could not find a definitive answer to what continuing effects would be. Our assumption we ended up using was that the damage and casualties continue, with double damage due to poor subdivision...

Yep, some of us new guys would love the interaction and gossip shared over the rules that I see happened before I found the place.

The Cruiser Warfare rules came in yesterday's mail and I am intrigued with the system. Now I'm thinkering with what Figurehead models I can use to represent the Dutch East Indies fleet. The rest seems to be represented by the line of minis. And at this scale, it isnt going to matter if they...

The seller found the rule book and is putting it out in the mail today. Lots of apologies. He had opened the game, taken a look at things, then taped the box shut before deciding to sell. So I just need to sit and wait patiently now. Like I know how to do that. :lol: I'm passing on...

Thanks. The log sheet is also missing, but is something I would probably make up on the computer anyway, so the biggy is the rules and scenarios. The box was taped shut, just a bit in two places on each side, so may have been opened. We are waiting to hear back. The seller has great...

Well, no idea what to think, except it looks like comments about ebay being hit or miss look prophetic. Got the Cruiser Warfare game today, and I can handle the damage to the box, I didnt ask for insurance so that is a small thing. But no rule book. I presume that is where the scenarios are...

Yep, I read the reviews on Boardgamegeek and saw that. From great to mediocre reviews, they all came back to not liking the map. The style is something like the old AH Victory At Sea game, so I will sort it out. Heck, may even actually play it once or twice. :) But I find that, as I collect...

My wife was on Ebay looking at some things and at my request found a whole lot of the Great War at Sea products, and got the Cruisers module pretty cheaply, so I will get a chance to try this out much sooner than I had expected. Figured with a preponderance of cruiser models among my WW1...

I'm certainly interested and will be looking for my first module shortly, but I also now regret my decision to sell my old AH Flattop game a few years ago. Many larger scale games would make good campaign games. Dont need to read the rules for combat as that will take place using your minis on...

In multi-player Fire As She Bears games, the fleet commander first creates a "signals book" with copies for each player on his side. This gives a hint of the historical issue of having pre-determined sets of signals available, but not necessarily the same ones the enemy is using. Next, at the...