I finally received my very own copy of this classic last week. Am I excited? Hell yes! Mine's a very nice 1973 second edition and well worth the search. It adds to the collection (obviously) but it is also a kind of "foundation piece" as all my other books refer to it in some form. In the case of Featherstone's Naval War Games an entire chapter in fact.
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| Mermaids with beers? Awesome! |
I now fully understand why it is hailed as the Patient Zero of naval wargame rules. Reading through I can see elements of these rules in pretty much every type of naval wargame I have ever played. Now I just need half a dozen like minded-individuals, some ships and a medium-large sized ballroom...
Cheers,
Millsy
Bloody hell, that's a find alright! How many pit traps, ninjas and crocodile-infested rivers did you have to contend with to get your hands on it?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find! And quite the bodacious mermaid on the cover. Enjoy the read. You do know that real men play Fletcher Pratt outdoors big scale!
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PD
A grand find. Go on do it properly! You know you want to..
ReplyDeleteAre we to see a nautical twist in the challenge entries from now on? ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty darn nice find! Any ships lined up in the queue then?
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you added that to your collection, Michael. I do like that mermaid logo too - looks like it may have been inspired by an Old Salt's tattoo :)
ReplyDeleteMillsy
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you follow his blog or not, but Tim Gow over at http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.ca/search/label/Fletcher%20Pratt%20Naval%20Wargame
is something of a Fletcher Pratt guru.
Cheers
PD
I do now Peter! Thanks mate...
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