"Are Frigate actions fun?" Topic

We think so! We did a little Sails of Glory game at our club today and had a lot of fun!

A little report of the game is on my blog at this link

Looks nice, personally I love Frigate Actions.

Me, too.

depends on what rules you use

loved frigate games using Wooden Ships and Iron Men or Don't Give up the Ship rules

Jim Selzer,

Definitely, a rule set designed for fleet actions isn't going to work, but WSIM of Ship o' the Line (the miniature rules that inspired WSIM) or a game like Close Action or it appears Sails of Glory which I will admit I haven't played yet) or indeed any game that allows you detailed handling of a single ship will allow you to really reenact Frigate Actions.

Depends on the rules. I like fleet actions, but it s my preference. Per above you need the right rule set per above. If I did them I wold use the biggest models, preferably 1/300.

Interesting.

does anyone know if there is a place to download don't give up the ship? i have wooden ships and iron men and have been reading through it. but i'm still in the experimental stage and i like comparing rule sets!

My group has done a lot of frigate (and smaller) actions using ODGW's Post Captain. The rules are designed for that level of action and give a very good game.

I think "don't give up the ship" is available on scribd. I don't understand that site, it still seems sketchy, but it's appearntly legit?

Define "fun."

Depends what you're trying to achieve.

Frigate actions are great for 'rivet counting'(should that be 'plank counting'?) rules that don't work for fleet action games.