Pirate Ships

[Major Weenie]

The Bengalis have just updated their web site,
Those 'Piratically Inclined' might want to have a look at the game from 06/05/08
http://thebengalclubla.com/tbc_GameList.asp

Oh, and here's one of the photos.

[Schweizer]

Those ships are amazing!  Any idea whether they're from a kit?  I'd love to get my hands on something similar.

[warrenpeace]

Website says that the ship in the picture posted by Major Weenie came in a Milton Bradley game, 2 ships per game.  Wonder what game that was and if it's still available???

[Johan]

found this on wiki


"Broadsides and Boarding Parties is a board game published by Milton Bradley in 1984 as part of their Gamemaster series. It was the 3rd in the series of games that are all designed by Larry Harris. It is the only game of that series to feature a two player game (all of the games in the Gamemaster series were for two or more players), Broadsides and Boarding Parties is a duel between a Spanish galleon and a pirate ship. Players take turns moving their ship and firing at the other ship to sink her. If the ships collide then players may take boarding parties onto the other ship to try to win.

The original version of this game, published by The Citadel in 1982, used a paper map and cardboard pieces and did not have the plastic ships, cannons, and other playing pieces. When Hasbro bought the publishing rights, they added these components to bring the physical components in line with the other games in the series. However, many players found that the large ship models were difficult to disassemble, making the storage of this game awkward.[citation needed]

A more serious problem was that the gameplay was not considered up to the level of the other games in the series.[citation needed] There was relatively little strategy and more luck involved than the other games. As part of a series, Broadsides and Boarding Parties was inevitably compared to the other games and was less popular.

Broadsides and Boarding Parties was discontinued several years after its introduction."

[Geudens]

The Bengalis have just updated their web site,
Those 'Piratically Inclined' might want to have a look at the game from 06/05/08

Very nice, guys, up to the usual Bengali standard!

Rudi
(proud member of the Bengal Club European Chapter)

[warrenpeace]

found this on wiki

"Broadsides and Boarding Parties is a board game published by Milton Bradley in 1984...

Thanks for the info, Johan!