Lately I've been playing Poseidon's Warriors again, for battles between Greek and Persian triremes.
I had put it aside because of the well-known "mutual destruction" syndrome — triremes ramming each other head-on and both sinking — but honestly, aside from that, I think the rules work.
My impression is that the system wasn't tested enough before publication, which is a pity, because otherwise it's very playable, quick, and fun.
I've been thinking about it and tried this house rule:
When ramming a galley head-on, you may choose to perform an oar-raking attack instead, and then possibly attempt a boarding action.
It feels plausible to me — what do you think?
I've played a couple of solo games with it, and it seems to work well.
I was wondering if anyone else has come up with something similar, or created other house rules for the game — for example to soften the morale test, which as written is quite brutal.
