Gotta say I found your channel and blog through this video. I'd been looking for a good anglo-dutch era set of naval rules and this looks perfect! Now I just need to pressgang my friends into playing with me.
Easily your best video yet. Without being familiar with your rules, it was easy to follow. Just a suggestion - consider the audio effect of the guns firing when you roll the dice.
@@leagueofaugsburg9036 I was thinking that in the edit, you could show footage of the combat dice roll and as the numbers roll up then overlay the audio of the gun shots. In my massively inexpert opinion (and never having dared to do what you are already doing so well) I thought it might pack more of a punch. It's just an idea.
Thanks Lee. It is a neat system and easy to pick up so, intuitive is a good word. I am really enjoying naval gaming it has much less predictabiity than land based conflicts.
Yes i gotta get those water explosions...im doing pnobscot bay with sails o glory rules...which i would say feels more like rolling cannon fire than throwing dice
Excellent video Barry. Sound was great - could hear you clearly and the creaking timber’s and other ship noises were loud enough to add that sense of atmosphere. Now when are the rules coming out?
Glad you are happy Joe! :). Keep an eye on the blog - we are going to issue a little taster set soon to keep everyone happy as we finish the full blown version. Games will be possible with the taster, it will have the core stuff to get your ships on the table. Witin two weeks for that I think.
@@leagueofaugsburg9036 I better get my skates on and buy some ships! I'm not a fan of the 1/2400 - too small for my eyes and fingers so intend to go for the 1/1200. I know of Langton but anyone else that you have come across in your research?
@@joem8234 These are 1/1200 Joe. Yes I have come up with someone else - Us! We have a new 1/1200 range which will be released at the same time as the rules. The Brederode model is Langton. The James is from our range. I am surprised no one has spotted thhem in all the photos yet!
@@leagueofaugsburg9036 Fantastic news Barry - you can sign me up for as fleet :) I thought the models looked larger than 1/2400 but given your other blogs assumed it was just your model making expertise that made them look so good. Glad you have gone for 1/1200 as I think it’s a great scale for ships up to the Napoleonic wars.
@@joem8234 I will start explaining the range soon Joe on both video and the Blog. It is pretty extensive already so on release, gamers can actually buy an entire fleet from 1st rates to fireships, tenders, shallops. pinnaces - the lot.
Great stuff! Really looking forward to the release! Did I get it right that your ship range will be in 1/1200? And those used in this battlereport are examples from the range?
Yes Ark Royal Miniatures's ships are 1/1200. The will begin release in May 2021. James in this video is Ark Royal. Brederode is Langton 60. Shows the compatibility of both ranges. More Ark Royal ships can be seen in the other Mad for War videos. The Ship guide video shows most in one place.
I really enjoyed the battle report and excellent ships too. That said, as an old Age of Sail wargamer, it seems that these old clunky ships are moving around the table like the sleek greyhounds of over 100 years in the future. Ships dependent on whipstaffs for turning could not turn on a sixpence like their future relatives. Rod Langton holds their turns to 22 1/2 degrees, going into the wind, and only allows 45 degrees when turning away. He specifically states that vessels running before the wind, as Brederode was doing, can only turn 22 1/2 degrees port or starboard. My period is Napoleonic, so I'm not saying that the info is set in stone. Again, I enjoyed the battle and plan to buy "Mad for War" when it comes out. I also especially like the fact that you were careful to pronounce the Dutch words properly. It shows a degree of scholarship most gamers don't bother to master.
Great points Barry and thanks for the kind words. Therein though, lies the rub. Encouraging people into a period means certain compromises must be made for enjoyment and excitement value alone. Historical accuracy to varying degrees makes for very dull wargaming. As it is a gaming convention to compress time and accentuate activity, compromises need to be made. Otherwise, you lose your audience. It may be right, but its bloody dull! No disrespect intended to Rod or any other experts but one of the reasons our hobby is so esoteric is the endless series of entry barriers placed up be the gatekeepers of detail. A degree in sailing or understanding the 30+ pike drill movements does not create 'lean in' to our little world. I have been fighting in the vanguard of that change a la tricornes or floppy hats for 30 years! Glad you are aboard!
@@leagueofaugsburg9036 Thank You! It seems that 1:1200 is used more widely anyway, and for more games, so I might just go with that scale. Moreover, your ships look amazing. I can't wait to see them for sale! May 2021 I believe you said?
Blake was a excellent General at sea and was an experienced Army commander of repute in the Parliamentary army during the first civil war and admiral Nelson quoted Blake's prowess at the battle of Santa Cruz harbour Tenerife in 1657......I know this as I live in Bridgwater and I just watched a brief history of Blake before seeing this link....lol ....3.0 Who was General-at-Sea ('Admiral') Robert Blake? 9 mins ....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6tlDZEGWAMI.html Fantasy Island, the Story of the Other Battle of Santa Cruz ..... therealtenerife.com/posts/fantasy-island-the-story-of-the-other-battle-of-santa-cruz/ At Bridgwater museum which is the house where Robert Blake was born there is an exhibit room of his life as well as at the Taunton County museum where Blake found fame defending Lyme Regis and later Taunton in sieges from Royalist forces before capturing Dunster castle from said forces during the first civil war, he took no part in the second and the death of King Charles.....The Ultimate Guide To Admiral Blake ... 29 mins... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwVRHhWR-lo.html
I would totally agree John. This is not uncommon in war though. What about Hampshire battering Pelican in Hudson's Bay in 1697. As Captain Fletcher toasted the bravery of his doomed yet defiant enemy d'Iberville with a goblet of wine, his own magazine blew up and his ship sunk! That's war at sea!
@@leagueofaugsburg9036 thanks for the prompt reply. You're right and that's probably a large part of the charm of the period. If I wanted a pure test of tactical skill, I'd play chess - at which I'm atrociously bad. 😊 The depth of your scholarship and infectious enthusiasm are tempting me sorely to a purchase in an area where I have and had neither.
@@johnrohde5510 Well John, the entry level risk is very low and that is why I have arranged things this way - Essentials rules at £5 incuding cut out ships, scenario packs at £3 or £4. Lots of video support and Facebook group etc. Add it up an its not even the price of a fast food meal for two or three people. You could also say you didn't like it afterward but honestly, I have never thrown myself into a period this wholeheartedly since I started with the LoA 30 years ago. It is just endless, discovery and fun. oh, and most of it I have done solo too!