Wooden Ships & Iron Men
1974S. Craig Taylor
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 3
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Wooden Ships & Iron Men is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
2 players
60 - 300 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Wooden Ships & Iron Men is a Tactical level Nautical board-wargame - Fighting ships in the Age of Sail !!! This classic title details military engagements in the golden Age of Sail with a plethora of historical scenarios. Players take their groups of ships and form their ship lines and then go at it. The game comes with a large generic ocean map overlaid with a hex grid. The ship counters occupy two hexes and include special rules for moving and firing with this design. Players can begin with the smaller scenarios and work up to whole fleets engaged in pitched battle. Avalon Hill Complexity Rating - 6
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Wooden Ships & Iron Men has 10 videos from 3 creators: 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 2 other videos. They date from 2012 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Wooden Ships & Iron Men. Basic Rules Only. Stumble along with me as I learn this game.", which runs 1 h 13 min. For a quicker teach, "Wooden Ships and Iron Men: How to Play the Basic Game" runs 16 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Wooden Ships & Iron Men Review". To see it played, watch "Wooden ships and Iron men gameplay".
If you like it, try Guadalcanal, Flat Top, Gettysburg (125th Anniversary Edition) and Midway, also by S. Craig Taylor.
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1988S. Craig Taylor
- Videos
- 3
- Creators
- 3
Mostly playthroughs
2 players90 minMedium weight
About Wooden Ships & Iron Men
From BoardGameGeek:
Wooden Ships & Iron Men is a Tactical level Nautical board-wargame - Fighting ships in the Age of Sail !!! This classic title details military engagements in the golden Age of Sail with a plethora of historical scenarios. Players take their groups of ships and form their ship lines and then go at it. The game comes with a large generic ocean map overlaid with a hex grid. The ship counters occupy two hexes and include special rules for moving and firing with this design. Players can begin with the smaller scenarios and work up to whole fleets engaged in pitched battle. Avalon Hill Complexity Rating - 6
Designer
S. Craig Taylor
Artist
Edward Moran
Publisher
The Avalon Hill Game Co
Categories
Age of ReasonAmerican Indian WarsAmerican Revolutionary WarNapoleonic
Mechanics
Programmed ActionsDice RollingHex GridLine of Sight