A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to be invited to a game of Post Captain, which is a set of rules covering small unit naval actions of two or three ships per side. I wanted to secure some ship rules for a future Plattsburg Campaign that would require a small naval action. I have had my eyes on these rules for over a year. Further, I have being analyzing several Post Captain AARs through some excellent reports on TMP. The following is one of those reviews.
Post Captain Rules Review from TMP
However, Russ' invitation was an opportunity to trial the rules first hand. About two weeks before the game Russ sent all of the players a historical background to the actions in the area of Wolfe Island. Although all the ships were in the Wolfe Island area, they never engaged in a fleet action. Nonetheless, the historical background provided context to our what if scenario that could have occurred if both commanders were more aggressive. Here is that excellent presentation kindly provided by Russ.
The Post Captain Training Game
The players were Russ (our host), Chris, Gord and myself. Russ gave us a approximately fifteen brief on the rules with a view of getting to know them better while actually playing the game. Clearly Russ well well versed in the rules, which was reflected in his clear and concise rules brief.
More commentary to follow.
