AAR: Jan 2015 - When the Fog Lifts - A Dark Day For France

[Mycenius]

Turn 3: HMS Sybille (AI) gets off her second broadside into Dryade (P)!

Rules
Played straight Basic Rules - nothing from Standard/Advanced nor Optional Rules.

(Did consider using Initial Broadsides, Rakes, and Collision Rules - but decided not to - luckily as it turns out - could have been far worse for the French if I had!)

AI Deployment:
Location Roll 4 (West), Heading Roll 7 (South-South-West).

Turn Summary

Turn 1
Dryade (P): Plays Card 1 – Receives Broadside causing 0, 3, 0 Damage.
HMS Sybille (AI): CDA Roll 6+1 however Taken Aback Card 4 – Fires Larboard Bow Broadside at Range A.

Turn 2
Dryade (P): Plays Card 1
HMS Sybille (AI): ACB Roll 6+1 however Taken Aback Card 4.

Turn 3
Dryade (P): Plays Card 1 – Receives Broadside causing 0, 2C, 1C.
HMS Sybille (AI): BAD Roll 2, Plays Card 5L – Fires Starboard Bow Broadside at Range B.

Turn 4
Dryade (P): Plays Card 9 – COLLISION – Fires Musketry – Receives Broadside & Musketry causing 2, 2C, 1, C.
HMS Sybille (AI): BBD Roll 4+2, Plays Card 9 – COLLISION – Fires Larboard Bow Broadside at Range B + Musketry – Receives Musketry causing 0.

Turn 5
Dryade (P): Plays Card 5R.
HMS Sybille (AI): ABB Roll 3+2, Plays Card 1.

Turn 6
Dryade (P): Plays Card 9 – Fires Full Starboard Broadside at A – Uses AC ability – Receives Broadside causing 4, 3, 0 Damage.
HMS Sybille (AI): CDD Roll 1+2, Card 3 but overridden with Card 1 (due to ending less than ½ ruler from edge of playing area) – Fires Larboard Bow Broadside at A – Receives Broadside Causing 2, 0, 1 Damage +0 Damage (from Dryade’s AC ability).

Turn 7
Dryade (P): Plays Card 9 – Fires Musketry – Receives Broadside & Musketry causing 3, 4, 0, C Damage. Crew over 50% Damage, Roll OK, Captain unwounded. Less than 3 Hull Boxes Left, Rolls a 5 (Must Disengage).
HMS Sybille (AI): ADC Roll 5+1, Plays Card 2 – Fires Starboard Bow Broadside at Range B + Musketry – Receives Musketry causing C damage.

Turn 8
Dryade (P): Flees off the closest edge of the playing area.
HMS Sybille (AI): Victorious.

Turn 4: Collision about to occur!