Black Seas

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Some of the photos included gunboat models which made me hopeful that they started the stat range small and worked up.

I saw the data card for a Black Seas 5th rate Frigate on an unboxing video. It has two heavy cannon, one light cannon, and one carronade on each broadside. Plus a single light cannon as a bow chaser. That's four dice out each side which is similar to SoG's 4 chit broadsides. So, it doesn't seem to be that much more granular as far as stats go.

I was a bit concerned during the initial announcement that ships losing cannon after taking damage was considered an Advanced rule. Basically, when you lose half your hit points, you lose half your cannon. Or something like that. The market seems well served already with quick playing, simplified, naval games and I don't see much need of another.

[Bligh]

Welcome to the Anchorage Aaron.

Sorry it took me so long to get around to you, but i have been snowed under with mail after three days up at the Doncaster event.
Your observations on Black Sails are very interesting. I can only see that as far as yourself and Dave's opinion go it serves us up a small ship fast play game, which will suit some of our members fine, but I will continue to use Langton for my small ships with the Ares rules. That way I don't need to bother about terrain in yet another scale nor enlarging my table to accommodate bigger ships. I have only just reduced its size.
Thank you both for your enlightening comments.
Rob.