"Ganesha Games is all at sea!" Topic

Ganesha Games is all at sea – help me name the game!
I have been working on a naval set of wargaming rules for Ganesha Games which will see ship-to-ship combat played out on your table top with an average of 1-5 ships per player.
These rules are founded on the sea-borne adventures of the so-called Age of Discovery, the 16th and 17th centuries, when men were men, maps were only half drawn and death by sea monster was a real possibility. Within that theme, the game plays fast, fun and free.

As you'd expect from a Ganesha game, vessels and fleets are fully customisable, and acts of piracy and war at sea are abstracted in such a way as to leave players with the taste of briny sea in their mouths, but without the risk of scurvy.

The working title for the rules was All at Sea, however, it has been drawn to my attention that a WWII naval game beat me to the title. Together with my crew of salty sea dogs, we have come up with a few shortlisted alternatives, but I don't know which one to go with.

Let me know which one you'd like to see used:
a) Galleys & Galleons
b) Pyrates off the Starboard Bow
c) Billowing Canvas
d) Weather Gauge
e) Wee Ships

Galleys and Galleons immediately jumped out at me. That's my vote.

What about Salty Sea Dogs? Or perhaps Canvas, Cannon and Cutlass.

The period these rules cover will greatly influence what makes for a good title. What era are these rules intended for?

A) Would lead me believe they're intended for the 16th century (and perhaps earlier).
B) Would lead me to believe they're intended for the 16th and/or 17th centuries.
C-E) Lead lead me to believe these are 17th-early 19th century rules.

On the other hand, givne Ganesha's general way of doing things, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out these rules work from the early 19th century all the back to antiquity (which would certainly be welcome).

Are they not going to be a "Song of…." game.
Song of Galleys and Galleons, Song of Cannons & Cutlasses would work well I think.
Would they be suitable for use with the collectable pirate ships by Wizkids ?

How about:

Are you sure this is India?

Or:

Land ahoy….no wait….it's another sea monster

Or

THE WORLD IS FLaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttt…………………….

Or

Not another Spanish treasure ship… I'm getting sick of stealing all this gold.

Or

"Aye me'hearties"
"Er, Dave, no one really talks like that. No, don't put that knife in your mouth and, oh too late.

Or

Nobody expects the Spanish Armada!

Sounds like a great idea!

How about, "Sea Dogs & Silver Galleons"?

I also like "Galleys & Galleons". Has that one not actually been used somewhere before? Seems obvious (in a GOOD sort of way).

I like "X & Y" titles. Ampersands are just fun.

I've always wanted to see a set of rules with "culverin" in the title, but it's a bit like rhyming something with orange.

You need something that speaks of the (very colorful) period. Lets you know immediately that this is not yet another set of Nappy naval rules.

Culverin for a pulverin!

Next…

Song of Ships and Sails?

Song of Sloops and Fluyts?

Song of Wind and Waves?

Song of Saker and Culverin?

A Song of Rum and Dubloons, Arrh! Got to have the Arrh! On the end though:)
I am a great fan of the rules by Ganesha Games and these will be a sailin of me bow a fore soon, me hartys, Arrh!

MHoxie +1 for Song of Wind and Waves

How about Song of Grog and Plunder.

How about "Song of the Sea"

Cheers all for the suggestions – and more so for the enthusiasm!

The specified period will be 16th and 17th centuries, but of course, easily adaptable.

I am intentionally steering away from 'Song of…' titles for this one. Only about half of the Ganesha titles start with Song of… – and they all involve skirmishes between small groups of individuals.

This game will be ship to ship, without narrowing down on the minutae of individuals during boarding actions, I think a Song of… title will be misleading.

The ground scale is intentionally imprecise (in the manner of most Ganesha games). Players will have access to vessels of numerous different scales of which 1/300 down to 1/2400 are probably the most realistic options. So long as everyone playing the same game uses the same scale, there shouldn't be a problem. One model represents one vessel, except for Boats which are based together as small flotillas.

Since it is about unmapped or off the map places you could use the old warning found on many of the old maps: "Here Be Dragons."

Iron Ships and Wooden Men.

um, no, wait…

Mugwump – that already features in the game as an option…

How about Ever been to sea Billy? EBTSB?

Perhaps, Broadsides and Cutlasses. Seein as its about ship from the hight of the old full sail galleons with Spanish treasure ships and swarthy pirates. Again Argh! :)

A Shanty of Cutlass and Sail ;)

Oak,steel and canvas…!

Thanks gents – it does look like "Galleys & Galleons" is going to win as far as polling here and on FB are concerned.

Well there is always one of us to be crude…sorry about this couldn't resist
SONGS OF RUM & SODOMY

"Well there is always one of us to be crude…sorry about this couldn't resist
SONGS OF RUM & SODOMY"
What? No lash?
Sounds a bit like the old Cheech and CHong routine "Bu%%ery on the High Seas"

Pirates and Parrots
The Jolly Roger
Crossbones and Cutlasses
Blackbeards Folly
The Gentleman Pirates Game
Shiver Me Timbers…
Privateers and Pirates and Pretty Pollys
captain sparrows increasingly exorbitant adventures for the marketing executives to sell more crap with…

Maybe not the last one

Billowing Canvas of the OP sounds nautical.

"… Well there is always one of us to be crude…sorry about this couldn't resist
SONGS OF RUM & SODOMY…"

Keep it short – Song of Rum and Bum

I'll get my coat/hat…

Can't believe this thread is still getting suggestions! You TMPers rock.

But in other news, the rules have been 'Galleys & Galleons' for some time now.

@HarryHotspurEsq

People are going to get them mixed up with Guilmartin's book.