Sunday 10 August 2014

Turn 2 Results.

Well the second turn is now played out. and the turn sequence was drawn at random with Spanish ship moves in the first phase and British ship moves in the final phase. The first Photo shows the turn sequence in order and this sequence becomes more important as each turn progresses. For club games we turn the cards one at a time to maintain suspense and to allow players some anticipation and hope that they will be in the order they want.




Overall picture of the table.

HMS "Cutlass"  a 38 Gun Frigate just arrives at the left hand corner of the Board.

Captains Rousell and King now have sufficient sea
room between them.
(Captain Ray Rousell had not named his ship so I have Christened it HMS Badger)
If you want a different name let me know.

The Spanish fleet leaving port. SS Guano, San Francis, SS Pina Colada
. Two as yet un named ships with Capitan Pyllion and Capitan Loki in control of them.
And Finally Unicornia ( a 44 gun Frigate)
 

 (Again Capitan Fran had not named his ship so the crew have started calling is San Francis!)

I will try to get a few more Frigates painted up this week
 so the "Unicornia" (Mathyoo) is a substitute ship at this time
I hope to have a better one for next turn.

Close Manoeuvres from two British captains.
(If they were ships of opposing sides HMS Challenge would be notified
 that he may have the opportunity to ram and /or board next turn If the turn sequence allowed.

Assuming these two ships coordinate their movement
No collision will occur.
 

HMS Pachyderm
heads towards the other two ships on
this side of the table

General location of HMS Pachyderm to HMS Challenge and HMS

The closest ships are still out of range of each other
There is another sail on the distant horizon out to see. AS yet it remains unidentified.

Don't forget you can either turn (if you choose) before or after you move. Just make it as clear as possible to me.

All the ships EXCEPT HMS Challenge are still at full sail,for next turn. Also kindly note that the Two frigates so far in the game can both move slightly faster then your ships of the line. But only slightly. (About 1cm a turn faster).

As ever if you need any more pictures I will be happy to either publish them on the blog if a comment is made on this Blog or Email them to you privately if you email me privately! So It is up to you how secretive you want to be. The same goes for any questions. All your previous turns emails are now deleted ready for the next batch.

As the next turn will be on Saturday 16th August. I will need your turns by Friday the 15th.

Thanks for the turn guys and I look forward to your next orders.

Cheers Clint



30 comments:

  1. Thanks Clint..we look forward to engaging the enemy more closely!

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    1. You're welcome Captain Docherty. Welcome to the game. May HMS Cutlass serve you well.

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  2. How many turns do you think it will be before they begin to engage?

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    1. LOL I am beginning to think I may have started them too far away. Oh well can't go back and change it. But this is only turn 2. I want to get used to doing the turns properly first though, Maybe in 2 more turns. I think within 4 turns definitely! If Lee had been stupidly gung-ho there would already be some combat though.
      Thank you Simon.

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    2. It depends whether the Spaniards turn tail and flee at the sight of our ships bearing down on them.

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    3. Me?...Stupidly gung-ho.....hahahaha

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    4. Yeah, but Loki is bringing your rear....

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    5. I was just curious wasn't sure how far they could move in a turn. Its making me want to play man o war though.

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  3. Great photos as usual. Thanks.

    I'll send orders soon.

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  4. Great pics Clint, another couple of turns and.....................

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    1. With luck a couple of turns and then mayhem. Thank you Ray.

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    2. I hope so. We're already running short of the El Capitan's favourite tipple aboard the San Guano.

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  5. Looking good so far dude. Watching with interest.

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    1. Thanks Bob I must admit I am enjoying it so far.

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  6. Excellent stuff mate. I'll try and send my orders in later today.

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    1. Well you have until Friday. There may not be but I would check to see if there are any more pics you want and any questions you need answering before you send your orders in and then sit back and hopefully enjoy the fun. Thank you Lee

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  7. It seems to me these early turns will tell just how many ships survive the emanate collisions with their own fleet! This is a fantastic effort on your part Clint.

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    1. When you are playing in the same room as others in the game you can always say to them "Get out of my way!" This may not happen so much on a blog. But most players have each others emails so it's up to them to talk to each other if they feel the need. Thank you Robert

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  8. Clint
    Great report! Coordinate our actions huh? You mean something other than "you turn left Peter and I'll try to run you over". I will signal my intent to Capt Campbell by bullhorn, flags and Internationally Recognized Sign Language.
    Cheers
    Capt Douglas HMS Agamemnon

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    1. Thank you Peter. you do not have to mention it to HMS Challenge at all. I merely speculate that you might want to. Expect a Proper Name tag by the next turn. Cheers Mate.

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  9. Wonderful Clint, really starting to flow now.

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    1. Couple more turns and it should start to kick off. Thank you Michael.

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  10. You do have things moving and like you've said in a few more turns there may be some ships burning on the high seas.

    HMS Badger, very funny. I wonder what Fran will due as there are no hedges to hug. Perhaps he will hug the coast :0)

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    1. Thank you Anne. HMS Badger is better than HMS Budgiesmuggler! And as you say there are no hedges so Fran might Shoal hug! (that's a dangerous game though). The action will start slow though and I am not expecting any inferno's in the first round of shooting but it is possible. (a small fraction over 1in 52 chance with every hit! Smaller fires will have a greater chance!)

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  11. I don't think we started too far away, it's a nice chance to learn to sail! Arr!

    I got ideas, so I'll send the orders in as sure as I double check which side is port and which one is the starboard :D

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    1. Orders received and as I am sure you already have checked Port is Left and Starboard is Right.

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  12. Bugger I missed the boat on this one, pun intended, as it looks like a great game there Clint. I will be following this with zeal

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    1. There is always room for you at my games Petal! If you want to join in I can squeeze you in as a frigate but you would be on Ray's side if that does not put you off!, Just drop me an email and you'll be involved. But if you want to sit this one out no worries either I hope this idea works and we are all amused!

      . Post Script: Paint Monkey has some VBCW figures to paint soon!

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