Broadside WW1 Naval

[Frostie]

Has anyone tried these rules and printed their ships?  I have seen a YouTube by a guy in Canada and they look really good!

[Admiral Hawke]

I was wondering the same.

The ship models seem to be 1/1500 scale, so not far off the 1/1800 scale that Warlord Games chose for Victory at Sea (though without the ugly bases ). I presume you can scale them down or up somewhat. I’m not particulary interested in the models as I love the War Times Journal models, but I agree that they look accurate and appear well designed and I can see the appeal if you have a 3D printer.

I’m also curious about the rules. They seem to have a points-based system, which doesn’t particularly appeal to me as a historical gamer, but does help set up games quickly. There’s also a mechanic a little like Flames of War to push players into choosing semi-historic formations.

From the few game reports I have seen so far, games mostly seem to involve lining the ships up and steaming them straight at the enemy. I’m trying to work out whether that’s a function of the rules or just how gamers choose to play in test games. My hunch is that the relatively large scale (1/1500) forces big compromises in game play on any normal-sized table.