Quote Originally Posted by Dobbs View Post
Alastair, an additional change I make for sloops is that they do not have to plan an extra movement card ahead, unlike bigger ships. This is to reflect their agility compared to their lumbering relatives.
In that vein, why not extend it a little?
*Sub-frigate Unrateds: play cards at will, no advance planning
*Corvettes/Post Ships and Frigates (and similar size other ships): One card in advance
*Two-deckers and EIM's: Two cards in advance (Include Victory/Boyne/Union three-deckers here, as they were said to handle like the two-decker 74's they were scaled-up from)
*Non-Victory Three-deckers: Three cards in advance

For a cleaner split it could also be done by rate as:
U & 6 - free play
4 & 5 - one card in advance
1-3 - two cards in advance
Perhaps kick 64's down with 4/5 and laden EIM's up with 1-3.