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Other Naval Games => Historical Naval Games => Topic started by: Ruckdog on February 20, 2013, 10:27:10 pm

Title: Sails Of Glory: Prepainted Napoleonic Ships!
Post by: Ruckdog on February 20, 2013, 10:27:10 pm: Saw this pop up on TGN today:

http://www.aresgames.eu/games/sails-of-glory-line

I must say, this has my attention! I'm curious to see what these Pre-painted minis will look like, as well as what the price point will be. I might collect some just to have an age of sail fleet.
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Post by: Camthalion on February 22, 2013, 05:59:15 am: Interesting. Will have to keep an eye on this
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Post by: MadDrB on March 01, 2013, 08:06:22 am: I remember reading about this a year ago, but just received a notice by email from Ares that it's finally on the way. The starter box is going to have 4 ships--2 British and 2 French--so I guess the game is going to simulate frigate duels rather than full fleet actions, something I'm hoping to to see. A few weeks ago I was part of a frigate duel game using the Close Action rules, and it still took more than 2 hours to resolve. Written orders and simultaneous movement is realistic, but not much fun to play, so I'm looking forward to how they use movement cards for this game system.

And the ships should be relatively inexpensive. Of course, they're plastic, but if the cost encourages more gamers to try age-of-sail gaming (like Ruckdog) then I'm all for it.

(http://www.aresgames.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/610x340_sails-of-glory_mockup-photo-300x167.jpg)
Title: Re: Sails Of Glory: Prepainted Napoleonic Ships!
Post by: Ruckdog on March 03, 2013, 09:57:51 am: Well, for me the cost is a secondary concern to the fact that they are pre-painted. My painting time is now at a severe premium, so the more ways I can minimize the load, the better!
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Post by: Ruckdog on March 05, 2013, 07:32:50 pm: The Kickstarter is now up, with more pictures to boot:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1402889231/sails-of-glory-miniatures-ship-combat

Now I have to think about what level I want to join at...
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Post by: SWO_Daddy on March 09, 2013, 10:48:31 pm: Took the plunge at Captain. Can't wait to get my hands on these cool ships!
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Post by: Ruckdog on March 11, 2013, 10:00:41 pm: Yeah, I jumped in at Captain as well, along with the $40 upgrade for the Victory and USS Constitution. Looking forward to getting my hands on them this fall!
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Post by: MadDrB on March 12, 2013, 06:39:26 pm: I like what I've read in the articles about the rules posted on the Ares site:

http://www.aresgames.eu/category/games/sails-of-glory-games (http://www.aresgames.eu/category/games/sails-of-glory-games)

(http://www.aresgames.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/610x250-sails_of_glory-revealed_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Sails Of Glory: Prepainted Napoleonic Ships!
Post by: MadDrB on March 22, 2013, 06:18:03 am: Ares Games posted a video on Youtube covering how the combat mechanic works for Sails of Glory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxNrwlaXbZs&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxNrwlaXbZs&feature=youtu.be)
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Post by: Ruckdog on April 18, 2013, 09:28:27 pm: Well, the Kickstarter just ended, and it looks like it was a highly successful one! I can't believe all the free stuff I'm getting at the Captain level 8).
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Post by: MadDrB on April 18, 2013, 09:52:30 pm: I waited until almost the last minute, but finally got in my pledge.

I won't see it in time to run a game at Historicon in July, but I'm pleased to see an age-of-sail game got so much attention.
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Post by: MadDrB on May 25, 2013, 08:44:33 am: Just got my shipping information logged, looking forward to receiving a box of sailing ship models at the end of summer!
Title: Re: Sails Of Glory: Prepainted Napoleonic Ships!
Post by: Ruckdog on May 26, 2013, 12:28:27 pm: Me too! I won't see mine until the Christmas timeframe, but I am still looking forward to getting them.