My newest project!
Spice wars, an armed conflict between Dutch trading companies and the Portugiese Empire starting in 1602 somewhere in and around the Indonesian archipelagos. Beside the European forces there were also Chinese traders, powerful Sultanats and Japanese mercenaries, so I can use not only half of my lead mountain but also have good excuses to buy even more.
It is also a chance to combine some fantastic rules and games from the past and the present like:
- Seven Cities of Gold C64
- the island of dread E1 D&D
- Ghost archipelago
- Pikeman's lament
Seven Cities of Gold
In this game you can buy only four things for your expedition; ships, men, food and goods to trade
So I need ships. Some years ago I offered a project for students to build pirate ships from plywood, cardboard and paper. Two of this old models were chosen for a rebuild to convert them into wooden ship models:
the first ship awaits a second painting, masts and rigging
the second ship is still under heavy construction
The Island of Dread E1 D&D
this was the first adventure for the expert set where you have to explore an unknown island and I liked it a lot! So I tried Gimp to create a map of a new island to explore