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1974 · 2-2 players · 300min · weight 3.09 · 2,160 ratings
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ID
237
Name
Wooden Ships & Iron Men
Year
1974
Rank
1194
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
300
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
300
Avg weight
3.0887
Num weights
248
Bayes avg
6.22449
Average
7.10142
Users rated
2160
Num owned
4588
Wanting
78
Wishing
393
Num comments
838
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:16:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Action QueueDice RollingHexagon GridLine of SightSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection
Categories (8)
Age of ReasonAmerican Indian WarsAmerican Revolutionary WarNapoleonicNauticalPiratesPost-NapoleonicWargame
Description (617 chars)
Wooden Ships & Iron Men is a Tactical level Nautical board-wargame - Fighting ships in the Age of Sail !!! This classic title details military engagements in the golden Age of Sail with a plethora of historical scenarios. Players take their groups of ships and form their ship lines and then go at it. The game comes with a large generic ocean map overlaid with a hex grid. The ship counters occupy two hexes and include special rules for moving and firing with this design. Players can begin with the smaller scenarios and work up to whole fleets engaged in pitched battle. Avalon Hill Complexity Rating - 6
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