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    Default Hello there ....

    Hello there , how do you run a historical battle, ie a named engagement .... How do you find the ships ? Are most ships available .
    Also is there a listing of available ships and whichever series they are from , I have a eclectic mix right now.
    Thanks
    John

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    Greetings John and welcome to the Anchorage. Have you looked at Ares main website to see what they have posted for historical engagements? Some answers to your questions might be found there.

    http://www.aresgames.eu/games/sails-of-glory-line

    There are 10 historical scenarios listed here:

    http://www.aresgames.eu/category/dow...of-glory-games

    Another site you can check out for listing of ships, etc., is BoardGame Geek:

    http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109291/sails-glory
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    Bonjour John.

    Welcome on board.

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    I would also like to welcome you John from the sunny old UK, the land of mighty ships, the wooden walls of England.
    Why don't you repair on board matey, and share a tot or two of the old Jamaica with me.
    Bligh.

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    Welcome to the Anchorage, John.

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    Welcome aboard John!

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    Greetings to Nottingham and to Norfolk :)
    Hello to Texas and Wisconsin
    Haben sie ein guten tag Bavaria.

    It's never sunny in England, they only had three days sun to film Downton Abbey and Poldark :)
    Last edited by hamlrt; 07-16-2015 at 13:39.

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    Welcome John, from Bristol uk

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    Hi and welcome from Alberta

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    Quote Originally Posted by hamlrt View Post
    Greetings to Nottingham and to Norfolk :)
    Hello to Texas and Wisconsin
    Haben sie ein guten tag Bavaria.

    It's never sunny in England, they only had three days sun to film Downton Abbey and Poldark :)
    Remember the old joke, Summer fell on a Thursday this year. Well so far we have had about a fortnight of hot weather. I don't understand it. Must be Global warming, we usually get Global incontinence.
    Remember also that fact. Britain gets weather, whilst the rest of the world gets climate.
    Bligh.

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    Welcome aboard, John.

    Some folks here have printed off various cards for ships not offered. You can always make ship logs with numbers you think are historically accurate. We have a committee here on the Anchorage that works on such things, so if you desire numbers for specific ships, start a thread listing them.

    When you have a chance, take a gander at our solo play stuff: http://sailsofglory.org/forumdisplay...-Solo-Campaign
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    Remember the old joke, Summer fell on a Thursday this year. Well so far we have had about a fortnight of hot weather. I don't understand it. Must be Global warming, we usually get Global incontinence.
    Great joke.

    We have experienced Global Cooling and Raining this summer. Maybe our nations switched weather patterns for the year.
    “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” ― Plato

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    Welcome to Anchorage John.

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    Welcome to the anchorage John. Try this link for some ideas.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catego...apoleonic_Wars

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    Welcome John, from the rainy Sweden.

    I was in Bath last year in September and the weather was almost too hot and no rain at all.

    About the correct ships for a battle, it depends. If it's for a convention I print ships cards and compare broadside weights to choose which stats to use and print those too. I've even repainted hulls to resemble a few if there's a known historical paint scheme. Otherwise I mostly just compare number of guns and what models I have available.

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    Welcome aboard John , you will find a lot information here , and the members are very helpful. Enjoy the game !

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    Welcome aboard, John!!!!
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