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    Today, 15:30
    Bligh replied to a thread New members signing on. in Wardroom
    This evening we are joined by a new shipmate from the USA. He is Steven, aka Stoney77 from Indiana. Rob.
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    Today, 10:15
    Bligh replied to a thread August 1776 in After Action Reports
    Superb Dobbs. Just what we need to keep the Royal Navy on their toes. Swanning about in New York harbour indeed. Bligh.
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    Yesterday, 10:24
    Dobbs replied to a thread August 1776 in After Action Reports
    The practices and mission shall follow. Once I feel confident that my game mechanics for Turtle vs. Eagle are functional and fun, I will post...
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    Yesterday, 09:04
    Dobbs started a thread August 1776 in After Action Reports
    The British fleet is in New York harbor. At an undisclosed location on the Hudson, just north of Manhattan, David Bushnell stands on the deck of the...
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    05-15-2024, 03:22
    You may use them for whatever you like as long as the people you are playing with are O.K. with it Ricardo. Rob.
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    05-14-2024, 07:44
    Bligh replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    Glad to hear you are back safe and sound Dobbs. Pity about the lack of games though. Rob.
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    05-14-2024, 05:09
    Dobbs replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    The voyage is over and after 7 weeks we're back at our land home. We covered somewhere between 750 to 1000 miles and got in some mighty fine...
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    05-14-2024, 05:05
    Ultimately, I chose brute force over chemistry. With precision cuts, the masts were successfully extracted.
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    05-08-2024, 16:13
    Bligh replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    I treat the firepower like a ship each side has the same and it falls with the attrition. For explosion, that is the magazine and the fort ceases to...
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    05-07-2024, 17:49
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    What I meant was, what happens when a fort's magazine explodes? How is the damage generated? I see your slots now. Do you divide the firepower...
    9 replies | 1484 view(s)
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    05-07-2024, 01:22
    Bligh replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    If you look at that modified card I posted Dobbs you will see that that fort has three slots for battery fire with three aspects covered by the fire...
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    05-05-2024, 17:26
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    One of my ideas is that in addition to the overall gun strength, a fort has a Battery number. The number of batteries that compromises a fort is the...
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    05-05-2024, 17:21
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    What are your magazine/ship explosions like?
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    05-05-2024, 01:33
    Bligh replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    We have a house rule for forts Dobbs. If they get a fire token more than once in an action it may get to the magazine. We then draw for explosion as...
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    05-04-2024, 09:25
    Well done, gentlemen!
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    05-04-2024, 09:23
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    As I recall, in Ares' fortifications rules, there's no real allowance for critical hits like sail, leak, rudder, and mast hits. Also, fire doesn't...
    9 replies | 1484 view(s)
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    05-04-2024, 01:09
    :hatsoff: The top monthly poster for April is Howard, aka SkeenaH. Congratulations. Bligh. :salute:
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    05-04-2024, 00:43
    :hatsoff: Our top thread starter for April is Olivier, aka Zap who is the only shipmate to have gained this award by being the only thread starter...
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    05-03-2024, 08:42
    Dobbs replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    Yep, trying to put gunports in a clinker hull had its challenges. I think it would have been interesting if Ares had followed through with different...
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    05-03-2024, 01:23
    Bligh replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    It is interesting that in that time clinker built had gone out and so had the huge stern castle. Rob.
    36 replies | 12351 view(s)
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    05-02-2024, 15:41
    Dobbs replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    Wow, Rob, you got me by almost 100 years. That's a great picture that shows how things changed up to Elizabeth's time! It's like Cabot's is the...
    36 replies | 12351 view(s)
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    05-02-2024, 13:11
    Bligh replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    Lovely ship Dobbs. Reminds me very much of Cabot's Matthew in Bristol docks. Rob.
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    05-02-2024, 00:45
    Bligh replied to a thread Collection for sale in For Sale/Trade
    Thanks DB. I will now close this thread. Rob.
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    04-30-2024, 14:29
    Dobbs replied to a thread At Sea Again in Wardroom
    We've been exploring the Albemarle Sound for the last few weeks. It's challenging, but two days ago we had a ripsnorting sail east down the sound and...
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    04-29-2024, 05:14
    These items are no longer available.
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    04-29-2024, 05:13
    These items are no longer available.
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    04-28-2024, 18:12
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    Thanks for the reply, David. That is pretty much what I was thinking. The only physical example I have is San Marcos, in Florida, which is pretty...
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    04-28-2024, 07:02
    Bligh replied to a thread Collection for sale in For Sale/Trade
    If they are not Bart, Mack should have announced the fact here as that is in the rules of sales on the Anchorage. Rob.
    10 replies | 13974 view(s)
  • Dobbs's Avatar
    04-27-2024, 17:34
    Dobbs started a thread Fortifications in House Rules
    I've been trying to make fortifications more interesting, adding critical hits like the ships have, and other stuff. One question I've come up...
    9 replies | 1484 view(s)
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