I have visited SPIEL games fair in Essen this week, were ARES had a large booth. Not being able to resist, my fleet grew by 6 ships to the number of 30. The new ships are HMS Victory, USS Constitution, Bonhomme Richard, Santa Ana, Principe de Asturias, and Impérial.

The price was 15, 20, and 25 Euros for small, large, and 'special' ships respectively, with a 'buy two, get one free' offer extending to any articles. Starter Boxes were available for 70 Euros. I even found and immediately secured two sets of the elusive and rare extra Ship Mats and rounded this off with a set of Damage Counter Bags.

Quite a haul...

Lt. Bush