"Sails of Glory - a serious question..." Topic
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Bozkashi Jones | 17 Jun 2020 5:23 p.m. PST |
I've played this and enjoyed it with the boy Henry, but I notice it is entirely absent from discussion on these pages. As there are many here who know the Age of Sail better than I, I just wondered why? For me, I find it quite good at replicating manoeuvre under sail, the crew management seems appropriate for a ship verses ship game and the mechanics seem to work smoothly. My question, innocently asked, is why is it not a popular rule set? My reason for asking is that, along with many, I got a freebe Warlord Games frigate and I'd quite like to explore the age of sail some more – using the Warlord miniatures, but NOT their rules! – good rules seem elusive. I've read reviews of Post Captain and Kiss Me Hardy, but there are many detractors as well as supporters, so what am I missing with Sails of Glory in thinking it's quite a good game? I ask only to be educated, so please share your thoughts! Best wishes, Nick |
Frederick | 17 Jun 2020 5:56 p.m. PST |
Good question – personally, I like them |
Tgerritsen | 17 Jun 2020 6:12 p.m. PST |
I just didn't click with Sails of Glory. Did the Kickstarter, got all the special ships, but just didn't click with it. I ended up selling them. Can't really tell you why- the rules just didn't flow for me. Recently I picked up Oak and Iron and loved it. Played a session and instantly fell in love. Painted up a bunch of ships and find the rules to be really just fun and yet capture age of sail play in terms of maneuver and tactics. And yet they are a little more abstract in weapon/crew handling than Sails of Glory was. I can't tell you why I clicked with the one over the other. I can only say that I found Sails of Glory to be not a fun game, but possibly more technically accurate while I find Oak and Iron to be less technically accurate but a better game. |
David Manley | 17 Jun 2020 8:16 p.m. PST |
There's not that much discussion of AoS rules here at all really. Go over to the Sails of Glory Anchorage for lots of chat on them. There's just been an excellent thread on reoresenting the sailing quakities and tacking of lateen rigged ships. |
The Nigerian Lead Minister | 17 Jun 2020 10:52 p.m. PST |
Hard to say. I really like the game myself. |
Mr Astrolabe | 18 Jun 2020 6:01 a.m. PST |
Its a good game – probably at the lighter end of the scale & IMO more of a game than a simulation due to its severe but quick playing damage model, but captures the feel of maneuver & is enjoyable. I play this when I want a lighter game as its very light on admin, but also use the excellent miniatures with Post captain rules. |
whitejamest | 18 Jun 2020 1:40 p.m. PST |
I've played it a few times and just never really liked it. It has a very "arcade game" feel to it, to my mind. Obviously a lot of people prefer that, it's just not what I'm looking for. I don't think the maneuver mechanic is well suited to the subject matter. It seems like it's better suited to a flying game, which makes sense since they imported it from one, with some modifications. Also I don't like the mechanic of drawing damage chits from a bag. You know there is a limited number of chits of any given strength in the bag, so if you see your opponent draw the strongest ones first, you know that there are only weaker ones left in the bag, and know he will be dealing less damage in future shots. If you were rolling dice, one die roll does not affect those that come after, which I think is preferable. I know these exact same mechanics will appeal to many and seem like virtues rather than weaknesses. Just a matter of taste. |
VonBlucher | 18 Jun 2020 5:27 p.m. PST |
I wrote my own rules years ago, and do gaming in 15mm and even scratch built a 74 gunner and a few frigates but you need allot of space to play on. I tried their rules a few times but I like my rules allot better, and the looks of my fully rigged ships looks so much better than playing in a smaller scale. |
Yellow Admiral | 18 Jun 2020 7:27 p.m. PST |
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Bozkashi Jones | 21 Jun 2020 3:18 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the responses, gentlemen. I shall continue with SoG for single ship actions and try a few other rules for flotilla actions. Nick |
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