tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608241380873321857.post8155035712141758969..comments2024-02-14T14:55:33.287+00:00Comments on A Lead Odyssey: And an actual game - "Reef T'gallants Mr Mosely!"Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608241380873321857.post-78531830494740430642015-09-18T04:12:44.971+01:002015-09-18T04:12:44.971+01:00Sounds good, i will keep an eye out for it second-...Sounds good, i will keep an eye out for it second-handDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608241380873321857.post-37025097171818049532015-09-18T03:06:47.394+01:002015-09-18T03:06:47.394+01:00Well, the Swiftsure didn't blow up or strike t...Well, the Swiftsure didn't blow up or strike this time, so she can't be _that_ unlucky!<br /><br />It was a very enjoyable night. I've been reading up my Osprey Fighting Sail rules and have discovered it is a "bucket of dice with saves" set. One of the reasons I like Langton's Fast Play is that you are really playing the Captain, not the mate, nor the gunner. The narative is driven by the Ability Cart, not that you have put yourself beside the enemy and can't roll a 6 to save your life (even with 10 dice...). The luck _is_ there (as exhibited by the end game), but this is often rare.Platypus01auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366275519885180009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608241380873321857.post-77708260382209248102015-09-18T01:31:37.245+01:002015-09-18T01:31:37.245+01:00I have just read Bernard Cornwell's "The ...I have just read Bernard Cornwell's "The Fort", which is about the United States' worst naval disaster before Pearl Harbour, the Penobscot Expedition of the Revolutionary War. Highly recommended as a thoroughly researched historical novel and a great yarn. Also, a fascinating story about myth-making and reputations, and the politics of who pays the bills. That is, if it was all the fault of a difficult to work with Commodore from the Continental Navy, then the State of Massachusetts, that actually led the expedition, can have the cost of losing 44 ships sheeted home to the Federal government. That leaves only the minor matter of needing a scapegoat and a Court Martial ... <br /><br />And, BTW, two Scotsmen are the heroes of the piece. General Francis McLean and a certain Lieutenant John Moore who wasn't famous, yet :-)<br />Vince Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479882606383897750noreply@blogger.com