In the sea between the Treasure Island and New Providence were the ships and boats that dropped off the landing parties. The task on this board was to keep your ship afloat and crew alive until the landing party returned with the treasure from the island. The ship captains were to pick up the treasure and deliver it to their stronghold on New Providence.
The first turn had the captains placing their ships and learning the movement.
Here we see the captains plotting their move, moving, and making alliances. The guy smiling at the camera is Brad Leaver, one of the Canadians......
The gentleman in the green Gnome Wars shirt is Kevin Jacobi, another one of the Canadians, who ran the High Seas board. If he ever decides to run a convention game again (I'm sure he will) sign up for it, you will have a good time. There is a shipwreck on the right side of the board that had extra gold on it. Most of the ships headed toward it....
More maneuvering.....
....you can see a steamship off to the right. that is being captained by Andy, who stayed out of the fray to see how it would all shake out (turned out to be a great move)....
....as these four ships went broadside to broadside, with one crew of pirates being blasted off their vessel. The crew of Sikhs also were shot off their ship. The Sikh players on the treasure island and New Providence were not enthusiastic upon hearing this news...
....as the dude in the red shirt landed his Swiss on the shipwreck and claimed the bonus treasure, the cannibals headed to war canoes and into the fray.....
Looks like a fun game. Wish I could have been there, if only to put the masts on the Sloop in the proper sequence :).
ReplyDeleteI know - After our emails I knew that that would bug you every time it is these pictures. In Friday night's game it is done correctly. I will post pictures of it soon!!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos and story, thank you Jim.
ReplyDeleteThe sheer size of the board is something else.
Cheers,
Helen