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Other Naval Games => Historical Naval Games => Topic started by: Charbe86 on September 11, 2017, 05:06:15 am

Title: Raiding game
Post by: Charbe86 on September 11, 2017, 05:06:15 am

Has anyone seen a historical/fantasy version of dropzone?

Edit: Maybe something like Fighting Sail and On the Seven Seas, not sure how either of these play?

Title: Re: Raiding game
Post by: Easy E on September 29, 2017, 02:46:08 pm

They are not like Dropzone at all....

If you want to know more about Fighting Sail you can check my review here:
https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2016/12/review-fighting-sail-osprey-wargame.html

And On The Seven Seas you can check here:
https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2016/12/review-on-seven-seas-osprey-wargame.html

That will give you some insight into these games.

Title: Re: Raiding game
Post by: Charbe86 on November 01, 2017, 08:50:37 am

Nice reviews, but it sounds like they'd play pretty much as I thought.  I was thinking a map based campaign, using Fighting Sail for naval battles and On the Seven Seas for landing parties.  It does sound like I could find better games to combine this way though. 

Title: Re: Raiding game
Post by: McKInstry on November 01, 2017, 12:21:41 pm

Take a look at Sovereign of the Seas by Columbia Games for the map portion. GW's old Trafalgar isn't awful with a few mods and there is always Heart of Oak.  David Manley's Grand Fleets (IIRC?) is good for big battles.