Partizan 17 from the cannons mouth.

[Bligh]

Game one.



Mutiny at the Nore.


British sailors send representatives to the Admiral to complain about ships and conditions.



The French Admiral seizes the initative whilst the British are negotiating over a pot of tea in the cafe.



Slipping past Duncan's covering squadron the approach the anchored and paralyzed British ships off the Nore.




The French bow rake each ship in turn.



After inflicting serious damage on the British Fleet, the French squadron withdraws unscathed, whilst the British Officers are still on their second cup of tea.

And they say pictures cannot lie!

Bligh.

[Union Jack]

Merde, mon dieu! Parfait mon Capitaine.

[Bligh]

Game two.

With the Mutiny crushed. (Well the tea in the Cafe ran out) The British Squadron sets sail vowing revenge on what they see as the underhand duplicitous, cheating,frog eating French. I resemble that remark.


The action opens with the leading French ship bow raking the lead English ship.


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Retribution is swiftly metered out from the Spanish allies.


The French once more seize the initiative.


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The action now becomes general as the first French ship strikes.


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After further maneuvering both squadrons are battered but regroup for one last effort.


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With ships now entangled and under fire from all sides.

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Two of the British Captains confer.


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The Admiral is called in and both sides are badly mauled but a narrow British victory results.




The French withdraw the remaining ships.

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Guess who drew three fire cards during the action!
Some things never change whatever game you are playing.

Bligh.

[Bligh]

Game three.



With new crews ready for actionthe afternoon session begins.



This time the French adopt a different tactic andattempt to cut the British line.


Meanwhile at the other end of the line a more Pell Mell approach develops.


The head of the line now constitutes two ships in a solo duel.



Frenetic fighting continues at the rear of the line.



Still no result is in sight.


Thwarted at all turns, one of the British Captains displays his true colours.


My French Captains sense victory but have to settle for a draw.

Bligh.

[Bligh]

Le Grande Finale.


A new breed of English Captains emerge.



A general action materializes.



First blood.


The action becomes general with some very telling double broadsides from both squadrons.


Not a good spot to be in but a French victory this time.

Post script.

After the main battle with a little time remaining a solo french Captain was cornered by two British ships.







The British converged upon the French ship.


Le crunch!


Le double crunch!



As one British ship broke free, the Hand to hand fighting ended with a British victory.

Thus the days honours ended equal.

Merde!

Bligh.

[Union Jack]

That is by far the most and best set of Sails games I have seen at shows.

[Naharaht]

Thank you for the AAR's, Rob. It looks like people had a good time.

[Bligh]

That is by far the most and best set of Sails games I have seen at shows.

After the shaky start with no punters in evidence, whilst we decimated the British Fleet, we had a steady flow for the rest of the day until about three O 'clock when that last chap arrived for the one on two game. that was really just a learning game for him.
We also had Chris and Simon busy answering onlookers questions, so a good day all round.
Rob.

[Bligh]

Thank you for the AAR's, Rob. It looks like people had a good time.

Thank you Dave.
They all told us they had enjoyed the games and were surprise on how easy they were to pick up.
it is the first time at any show that I have been too busy to take any pictures on the Wings table.
Rob.
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[Comte de Brueys]

Great fights between 1st rates, Rob.

Don't understand what happened in Game 1, but this was an unique chance for the French and they used it.

Mon admiral!

[Capn Duff]

Great fights between 1st rates, Rob.

Don't understand what happened in Game 1, but this was an unique chance for the French and they used it.

Mon admiral!

It was a dishonourable and sly underhanded trick by the Frenchies, waiting until the English captains were at Breakfast, jolly well not on I tell you. However once we had the situation under control we soon had them in trouble.

For a change we decided to give the first rates a run out, most of my big ships havent had a run out as yet so it was good to try them out, plus the first action for my Spanish three decker, well three decker in name that it if not in size

[Bligh]

Mon Dieu!

I just knew the perfidious English would play down the Mutiny in their Fleet.
Never since the time of the Dutch Admiral de Ruyter has such humiliation been visited upon them in their own back yard.

Contre-Amiral Pierre Lapin.