Sails

by Roger C. Campbell

Sails is a historical miniture wargame for the Age of Sails. Everything the players need is included except dice and rulers. Players can custom equip their vessels, lots of specials abilities can be added. Players can use the cheap plastic ships use for a kids game, the great looking expensive hard to built lead models or use the flat paper drawings included. The game is designed to be accurate and fun, not impossible to learn. This has been a convention favorite for years. This edition is formated for ebooks. If viewed on a PC parts required for play can be printed.

84 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 5, 2011

About the author

The Author is a retired naval officer with ten years sea time. The author now spends his time using his experiences for the basics of his novels. While equipment and tactics may change, the basics do not. Many characters and events are based on real life.

Reviews

[Roger Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

An historical but easy to play game of sailing ships had been an oxymoron for years. When a popular kids game of pirate sailing ships was introduced it was welcomed by many players. But the game proved too simple for adults. This more advanced game was designed to take advantage of the cheat, easy to assemble, look pretty good, plastic models for that game and the lead models already for sell. The game is meant to be challenging and historical, but simple to play. That and not cost the players a fortune putting together hard to build lead vessels for the age of sails. The game proved to be a convention favorite.
This version was modified to fit the ebook format.
Players have permission to print items needed for play. Except for two 6 sided dice and rulers everything required to play is included. Players can use the okay cheap plastic, good looking but costly lead or the flat paper models included. The ships and Interruption cards were designed to be printed on 10 card business card stock available at any office supply store. As that format is not possible with ebook format, print the ships so they are the same size and the same for the cards. Business cards are @2"x3.5" 1" = 25mm.
Warning, playing has shown that the ships are hard to sink until the captain is killed. Then the end is soon.