"Ecnomus 256 BC scenario" Topic
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| olicana | 01 Oct 2013 4:55 a.m. PST |
Peter and I will take to the high seas on Wednesday night. Destination the First Punic War. Ecnomus 256 BC scenario
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| plutarch 64 | 01 Oct 2013 6:57 a.m. PST |
This looks great – is Ecnomus still regarded as the largest naval battle in history? |
| LorenzoMele | 01 Oct 2013 7:17 a.m. PST |
Very nice! Which ship models are used for the game? |
| olicana | 01 Oct 2013 7:32 a.m. PST |
Xyston 1:600. A great size for this kind of thing. The ships are a nice size (two and a half inches long x 1 inch wide with the oars) and have a nice chunky weight and feel – which is useful when everything gets pell mell. |
| olicana | 01 Oct 2013 7:34 a.m. PST |
I'm not sure if it still is, but if Polybius' figures are to be believed it involved over 670 ships and 290,000 men (about 430 per ship). So probably… |
| Yesthatphil | 01 Oct 2013 9:49 a.m. PST |
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Big Red  | 01 Oct 2013 10:13 a.m. PST |
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ponders nirvana.
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