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Flying Colors Collection (2 Copies) #4 - Base Game + 2 Expansions!

By: GMT Games

Type: Collection

Product Line: Flying Colors


Product Info

Title
Flying Colors Collection (2 Copies) #4 - Base Game + 2 Expansions!
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
2005
Dimensions
9x12x4"
NKG Part #
2148042971
Type
Collection
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
1 - 4 Players
Game Length
240 Minutes

Description

Collection includes:

  • Flying Colors - Fleet Actions in the Age of Sale (1st Edition) base game w/ box
  • Flying Colors - Fleet Actions in the Age of Sale (2nd Edition) base game w/ box
  • Ship of the Line expansion - no box
  • Serpents of the Seas expansion - no box

    Flying Colors recreates naval actions during the height of the Age of Sail, from small engagements to full battles involving dozens of ships in each fleet. Play is fast, furious, and does not require the pre-plotted movement found in many other naval games. Instead, a simple initiative and command system allows players to activate and maneuver their fleets in a realistic manner, indicating how older commanders adhered to rules of engagement where more forward thinking commanders, like Nelson, could retain control of their fleets after the first broadsides began to be exchanged.

    This is not a strategic level game where one piece represents several ships. Flying Colors includes 300 individually named ships rated for size, gunnery, boarding ability, and damage capacity. Also included are nearly four dozen individually named commanders, rated for their ability to control their formations as well as the impact of their presence within the fleet. The game system provides what naval enthusiasts will expect in a tactical Age of Sail game: broadsides, rakes, anchoring, wind effects, weather, shore batteries, and much more. All this is packed into a short, accessible rulebook.

    Components may be mixed and stored with other items. Individual components have not been counted, but are believed to be complete except where noted above. Specific items range in condition from Fair to NM with most falling around the condition listed for this collection.