My Portland 50 Re-envisioned, and others...

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Thanks for those Dobbs.
One more question if I may.
When we add up damage we take the highest chits first which often put more than the burden in a box. Using your system do you do the same or actually count the points and allocate them singly to each area.
Rob.

[Dobbs]

Thanks for those Dobbs.
One more question if I may.
When we add up damage we take the highest chits first which often put more than the burden in a box. Using your system do you do the same or actually count the points and allocate them singly to each area.
Rob.

A ship cannot take more than its Burden in hits on a single side. Extra points from any chit that exceeds the ship's Burden is transferred to the highest undamaged boxes on the opposite side. For instance, if a Burden 3 ship takes a hit from a Burden 5 chit on the starboard side, 3 hits are absorbed on starboard, and 2 go through to the port side. Of note, if there is only one box left on a row and your ship takes 3 hits, nothing changes mathematically if you mark off that one and then mark the next 2 on the row below (as compared to Ares' marking a whole row for a chit of Burden size or higher).

This actually leads to players not having to organize the chits highest to lowest, but we still do most of the time.

[Dobbs]

Oh, raking is a little different too, to reflect the stronger ships with bigger crews:

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Raking: Rakes are only conducted from the center broadside of the firing ship. To be a raking attack, a line from the center broadside red dot must stay within the firing arc and pass through both short ends of the target’s base, as well as passing over some portion of the model’s hull.

Raking Damage Allocation: Damage chits are allocated by arranging the chits from greatest to weakest. The number of zeroes is noted, and then they are returned to the bin, and that number of chits redrawn. Any further zeroes are kept.

Special Damage is allocated first. For mast and sail hits on the original draw (and in a stern rake, rudder hits) an additional “E” chit is drawn. An “E” hit indicates an additional point of damage. Also, for any indicated crew hits on the original draw, an additional “E” chit is drawn. Any hits indicate an additional crew hit. Hull damage is allocated by alternately marking the individual chits of hull damage on either side. A ship cannot take more than twice its Burden in hits on one side from a single chit, and twice its Burden on both sides from a single chit.

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Thanks for the clarification Dobbs.
Rob.