Wooden Ships & Iron Men

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, and 1 unboxings.

2 players
60 - 300 min
3.1/5 weight

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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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

Categories

Age of ReasonAmerican Indian WarsAmerican Revolutionary WarNapoleonic

Mechanics

Action QueueDice RollingHexagon GridLine of Sight
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