Tonight was another first for me on my new Wednesday "Games Night". A sci-fi game called Battlefleet Gothic (or something like that). Apparently its an old Warhammer game that is no longer in production. As usual I lost. However Neil's models were great and it got me thinking.
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| I was given control of the two big ships in this picture-both died horribly! |
All this "broadsides", "torpedoes" and flat gaming surface stuff got me thinking about naval wargames. Something else that I have never played.
The Battlefleet game itself requires a level of thinking ahead (after all there's not a lot of stuff to hide behind in space - or at sea) with torpedoes and wreckage dictating your next few moves.
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| While these guys look like ducks - they turned out to be lethal! |
Plus as a visual spectacle the models really come into their own. I have seen some fantastic looking naval models made up and so its certainly got me thinking about the possibilities...
Ive just started on the Russo-Japanese Naval War of 1904/05...Tumbling Dice 2,400 scale ships, painted 'Fuji' rest of starter set based and undercoated....must order 'sea battlemat' .....have navwar stuff just hoping can cope with the Rules from Tumbling Dice, if in doubt will visit Rochester gaming club who specialise in naval warfare
ReplyDeleteI have never taken to naval games, it could have something to do with ramming my side's flagship in one game of course :~)
ReplyDeleteThe Russo-Japanese war certainly fits nicely in your Waterloo to Mons time frame. If you've never read it try and get hold of a copy of "The fleet that had to die" best naval warfare book I've ever read!
ReplyDeleteI think the Russo-Japanese War is the way to go too. I will look out for the book.
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