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Age of Sail
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This will be a compilation of The Age of Sail tactical ship on ship games. Nothing more or less, (must have picture), celebrating my year and a half long quest to get a copy of Close Action finally, (without paying through the nose for it). May even get some BGGers to pull out some older games and replay the days of wood and iron, ocher and gunpowder.(think I spelled it right)
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1. Board Game: Close Action [Average Rating:7.77 Overall Rank:842]
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Pinnacle of Age of Sail gaming, we shall see.
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I have not played Close Action v7 (published by Clash of Arms Games), but I have played the earlier Close Action v6 which I do like and continue to play to this day. Some other age of sail gamers in my gaming group have played Close Action v7 but tell me they prefer Close Action v6 if given a choice of games. However, finding the earlier v6 of the game has got to be very hard to do as I have never been able to find a second copy for a friend.
 
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  • Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:08 pm
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2. Board Game: Wooden Ships & Iron Men [Average Rating:6.96 Overall Rank:541]
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My favorite till now, with plenty of scenarios to play.
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Wooden Ships & Iron Men by Avalon Hill was derived from the old Battleline Press game called Ship o' the Line (designed as a miniatures game). Both are very similar, but when AH bought the rights to the Ship o' the Line game they made some changes. Overall, I think these changes were good and while I still have both games I think I would rather play WS&IM than SotL. WS&IM is a good game that I still play and I would recommend it to others interested in age of sail games and looking for a set of rules to play larger naval battles.
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  • Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:16 pm
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3. Board Game: Fighting Sail: Sea Combat in the Age of Canvas and Shot 1775-1815 [Average Rating:6.59 Overall Rank:3236]
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Do not have this one, oh well. someday perhaps.
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I use to have this game but gave it to a friend because he really wanted it and I didn't care for it all that much. I can't remember the details of the game, but it had some pros and cons and its designed for smaller ship actions. I can't recall why it didn't float my boat, but I do recall the game had some interesting concepts.
 
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  • Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:20 pm
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4. Board Game: Man of War [Average Rating:7.10 Unranked]
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I had picked this up awhile ago. just relaxing with a game of it now.
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5. Board Game: Flying Colors [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:785]
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Do not have, and for some unknown reason, do not feel the need to get it. wonder why?
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I own this one, but have not played it yet. This game covers fleet command and control more than the minutia of ship to ship combat.
 
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  • Posted Tue Jan 8, 2008 9:38 pm
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It's a good game. You are missing out.
 
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  • Posted Wed Jan 9, 2008 1:34 pm
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I have Flying Colors and I think I still need to play it some more. So far I'm leaning towards Wooden Ships and Iron Men for fleet actions, but Flying Colors has some good ideas. More on this game later as I would like to play it a few more times first.
 
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  • Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:26 pm
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6. Board Game: Frigate [Average Rating:5.73 Overall Rank:5754]
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Another I do not have, in no rush to get it yet...
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7. Board Game: Heart of Oak [Average Rating:6.96 Unranked]
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Do not have, but have played the role playing game of it called Privateers and Gentlemen a long time ago.
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8. Board Game: 7th Sea Collectible Card Game [Average Rating:6.66 Overall Rank:1558]
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Ok, not a board game per say, but it is ship vs ship. Always wanted to try it. Maybe in a trade some day.
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If you want anything to do with Age of Sail combat, I believe you would be gravely disappointed in this.
 
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  • Posted Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:08 pm
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9. Board Game: Action Under Sail 1756-1815 [Average Rating:5.77 Unranked]
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Well, it's not a board game either, but seems that most board games translate into use with miniatures, why not add it to the list.
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10. Board Game: Pirates of the Spanish Main [Average Rating:5.98 Overall Rank:2347]
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ok, this is the low end of sail, have it and would consider it a fun and similar diversion.
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11. Board Game: Beat to Quarters [Average Rating:7.20 Unranked]
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A miniature game, not much feedback, but the counters look neato.
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12. Board Game: Don't Give Up the Ship [Average Rating:5.70 Unranked]
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miniatures, but the ships still out on this one.
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13. Board Game: Enemy in Sight [Average Rating:6.24 Overall Rank:1895]
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Fun for the whole family, mean to get this too, someday.
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This has recently been reprinted. Shouldn't be too tough to get now...
 
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  • Posted Tue Jan 8, 2008 5:48 pm
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Enemy in Sight is nothing like Wooden Ships and Iron men or Flying Colors, but its a fun and simple card driven game that captures the flavor of the age of fighting sail. The fun value is high but the detail and historical value of this game is low. Overall, fun to play with friends and family. I still have my original AH copy of the game (cards are sleeved) and continue to play it, but yes, this game has been reprinted. I have not seen the reprint in person, but from what I gather from the website, it looks good.
 
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  • Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:38 pm
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14. Board Game: Fire As She Bears! - 2nd Edition [Average Rating:6.72 Unranked]
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Another miniature game, with some good ratings though few.
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Chuck Cothran
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I just played this system at "Southern Front 08".
This system really diserves the accolades, I liked it a lot!
I would say that it is worth the Download price, of $15, easily.
 
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15. Board Game: Grand Fleet Actions in the Age of Sail Edition 2.0 [Average Rating:7.83 Unranked]
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Another miniatures game, but no comments yet.
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16. Board Game: Man O' War [Average Rating:7.12 Overall Rank:775]
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Ok, this is reaching for me, but others enjoy it. I have no interest in it.
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I'm with Kevin on this one. This game is reaching for me too, but there are those that enjoy it. Its easy to convert this game into pure historical, but why bother when there are better games out there that are already pure historical. With Orcs, Dwarves, Elves, etc., this game was designed for the fantasy/Sci-Fi.
 
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  • Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:43 pm
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17. Board Game: Micro Fleet - Napoleonic Naval [Average Rating:6.29 Unranked]
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Miniatures, looks interesting....
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18. Board Game: Signal Close Action [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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Another miniatures game. Why is it there are tons of miniature pics for the boardgames, but few for the miniatures?
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I have both versions of Signal Close Action by Langton. While the newer version of this game is better than the first, its still not as clean as I think it can be and to detailed in some areas (sailing) and to basic in others (gunnery). Fun game, but there are other games I would rather play if I had to limit myself.
 
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19. Board Game: Form Line of Battle [Average Rating:7.64 Unranked]
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My favorite of the published miniatures rules: simple, fun, satisfying - see my review here on BGG.
 
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20. Board Game: Trafalgar [Average Rating:8.83 Unranked]
Steffan O'Sullivan
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My grail game - got one to sell?
 
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21. Board Game: Broadside [Average Rating:5.97 Overall Rank:3276]
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Here's one for the kiddies that I enjoyed at a very early age. This game invented the one shot/one sail mechanic that was later adopted by Pirates of The Spanish Main.
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I use to enjoy playing this game as a little kid, but since then I think I have out grown it as I look for games with a little bit more to them. Still a classic though.
 
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22. Board Game: Trafalgar [Average Rating:6.70 Unranked]
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This is played on a board.
Not a great naval game, but it has nice bits.
 
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23. Board Game: For Honor and Glory: War of 1812 Land and Naval Battles [Average Rating:7.40 Overall Rank:2826]
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This game uses modular boards and terrain components to re-create battles from the War of 1812. It includes a set of both land and naval rules, as well as a number of scenarios depicting land, amphibious and naval operations. I have played most of the land and amphibious scenarios and must say that it is an excellent, light wargame. Unfortunately, I havn't played any of the naval scenarios yet so I really can't say how well they play. However, comments about the naval rules from the forums here on BGG appear to be mixed.

As an added bonus, each game comes with two metal ship miniatures!
 
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I have this game. Its more for land battles that ship battles I think since the ship rules and game play is somewhat basic, but so are the land rules and game play. For Honor and Flory is just an easy block type game that is simple and fun to play and not a lot of details. Oh, and this game can be played with miniatures instead of blocks but more on that when I ever get around to posting pictures and instruction on the game link.
 
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24. Board Game: Broadsides and Boarding Parties [Average Rating:5.97 Overall Rank:3088]
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How much more intricately 'tactical' can you get than this? arrrh
 
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25. Board Game: Sails of Glory [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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Still to be realised, derivated from Wings of War.
 
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