Battle of the Nile at GothCon 2017

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Convention game in Gothenburg Sweden

Setup





Enter the British


I did recommend bigger gaps but players do as they wish.


Incredibly close without touching.


But Nelson himself touches ground and is stuck.

The Battle Begins


The first British ship to rake Guerriere and Bellerophon pulls Vanguard off the sand bank.


Still traffic jams and close calls in the British lines.


Guerriere strikes. It's now very much apparent that the French take two turns to reload.




The British continue down the line.


Broke the line but didn't get any good rake.


Approaching the French flagship.


Planning to break the line in front and behind the l'Orient.


Two British ships strike their colours, one just about to rake the flagship from the bow.


Hard fighting. Will the balance tip?


In the end three French 74 gun ship of the line and at least two frigates would be able to escape. We didn't play that, but agreed that the British would not be able to stop it.

Compared to historically they captured l'Orient instead of her blowing up which would give a lot more prize money as she carried plunder from Egypt.