"Tiller and Whipstaff rules" Topic
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| Bernhard Rauch | 30 Jul 2013 8:38 p.m. PST |
I am looking for some reviews of these rules for 17th century naval warfare. |
| Ben Walton | 30 Jul 2013 10:27 p.m. PST |
They are good and fast. They have the same mechanisms as signal close action fast play. Everything is controlled by a modified D6 role against a action chart. The result of the role shows you if you're orders are carried out or if there is a negative or lucky effect. The rules give a good game with minimal paper wourk and a results that feels right. |
| dantheman | 03 Aug 2013 2:53 p.m. PST |
Suggest posting to Napoleonic Naval section. Though a different period there is a lot of crosspost for Age of Sail naval. I was curious about these rules too, but I could not find vendors or games at Historicon this year. I do have General At Sea rules. Naval battles at this time were huge compared to the later 18th century so these rules make a stand a squadron of several ships. Seems to work, but you don't grapple and board, things are abstracted a bit for scale. Not sure it is what I want. Hence my interest in Tiller and Whipstaff as well. |
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