| Prince Alberts Revenge | 10 Nov 2006 2:50 p.m. PST |
Picked up a bunch of the Valiant galleys while on 50% off. Now I am looking for a fairly simple ancient galley ruleset. Maybe something similar to GW's "Man o' War" rules (I might even go with them)…something that doesn't require written orders, but is fast, fun and gives some flavor! Thanks! |
| dasfrpsl | 10 Nov 2006 4:02 p.m. PST |
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| Condottiere | 10 Nov 2006 4:34 p.m. PST |
You said it…GW's Man O' War. The only GW game that I really enjoy. What a hoot! |
| Hastati | 11 Nov 2006 2:32 a.m. PST |
Try GMT's War Galley. It has just been reprinted and while technically a board wargame, could easily be converted to miniatures. It is a fleet level game so you can play big battles and plays very quickly. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder   | 11 Nov 2006 6:36 a.m. PST |
LeCoqFou, You and I must be on the same wavelength or something. First we did the Renaissance at the same time, now its ancients! There was something else we were doing at the same time too but I don't remember. Too bad you are not in North Texas. |
| rescuescooter | 11 Nov 2006 8:53 a.m. PST |
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| AcrylicNick | 11 Nov 2006 1:43 p.m. PST |
There is a long list of naval rules on the 'Roman Seas' website: link |
| Thurlac | 12 Nov 2006 7:33 a.m. PST |
Corvus from SoA is pretty good.
also, from Black Dog I'd recommend their From Galley to Galleon rules which are very fast play and capable of supporting larger combats. |
| Shagnasty | 13 Nov 2006 10:06 a.m. PST |
We always had great fun with "Trireme." |
| Chateau DIf Games | 25 Jun 2007 7:28 a.m. PST |
If you are still looking, our game "Blood and Bronze" is nearing final production. It is a miniatures-based ancient naval battle game that plays quickly much like "Man O'War" and doesn't get bogged down as easily as some other systems. Drop me an email and I'll give you more information. dsherwood@netrax.net Regards, Derek P.S. We also stock Xyston and Skytrex 1/600th galleys for use with our games. |
| Pyruse | 27 Jun 2007 4:37 a.m. PST |
Corvus would be my recommendation – especially as it comes with a complete set of nice colour 1:600th scale counters so you can get playing straight away
I mounted the counters on 4mm MDF, and painted the backs blue with a wrecked boat outline, so you denote wrecks just by flipping the counters. I also scanned the sheet and produced four more '5's so I have enough ships for all the squadrons in the rule book. |
 Der Alte Fritz | 23 Jul 2007 10:32 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the tips on rules, everyone. |
| khan krum | 23 Sep 2007 3:06 p.m. PST |
Pyruse I,ve played Corvus right from the start but always with models. Richard and I always know how many ships are lost from each side because he paints his bases and I do not. Markers replaced turning the models over but as a sugestion how about placing a colour mark on the underside of the ship markers so that you can readily tot up the victory points |
| Chateau DIf Games | 07 Oct 2007 3:28 p.m. PST |
Our game will be distributed through Dark City Games, darkcitygames.com. Please support them and check it out. It's projected price is in the $12-15 range. Thanks, Derek |
