Sky Galleons of Mars & Cloudships and Gunboats
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Comprising the text portions of Sky Galleons of Mars and Cloudships and Gunboats¸ this book includes the rules¸ campaign and ship design rules¸ scenarios and many deck plans¸ giving you everything you need to war game or role play Space: 1889 aerial battles on colonial Mars. This PDF includes color versions of the deckplans from Cloudships and Gunboats along with full-sized versions of the maps from Sky Galleons. 120 pages¸ six 11x17in color deckplans¸ two 22x28 in color maps. This edition contains all of the printed material from the original 'Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) publication.
Sky Galleons of Mars is a fast-playing and engrossing game of aerial combat in the Martian skies between the wooden cloud-fleets of the Martian princes and the steel aerial gunboats of Queen Victorias Royal Navy. Detailed model-quality plastic playing pieces add to the enjoyment of the basic game. Once the basic scenarios are mastered¸ players can go on to design their own galleons and gunboats¸ and play out continuing aerial campaigns.
The rules cover movement¸ altitude¸ gunnery¸ damage¸ ramming¸ boarding parties¸ and other aspects of battle between aerial Fleets. Also included in Sky Galleons of Mars is extensive background information on the universe of Space: 1889¸ its history¸ politics¸ and science. Space: 1889 is an entrancing universe of the familiar and jarringly
unfamiliar. It is a universe of colonial adventurers of the Victorian Era who are seeking their fortune¸ exploring the unknown¸ and pushing back the frontiers of a world-spanning empire.
CONTENTS:
* Game Rules Book (40 pages)
* Introduction to Space: 1889 (16 pages)
* Ship Form Book (16 pages)
* Two Reference Folders
* 15 model-quality¸ plastic Sky Galleons and Aerial Gunboats.
* Two giant maps (Aerial Views: Kraag Barrovaar & Shastapsh)
* 64 counters
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The magic of liftwood makes aerial transportation possible: on the cloudships of Mars and the aerial gunboats of Earth. These craft drift with the winds¸ and with the addition on steam power¸ drive against them. They are working a revolution in transportation¸ military operations¸ and even piracy on Earth and on Mars.
Enhance your Space: 1889 adventures with Cloudships and Gunboats: Detailed deck plans¸ construction rules¸ and standup adventurers help you resolve any negotiation¸ battle¸ or encounter within the Space: 1889 role-playing system.
You must have Space: 1889 for the best use of this module.
CONTENTS:
* Rules Manual: Ship design rules and data. Aerial navies of Japan¸ Russia¸ France¸ Germany¸ Belgium¸ the United States¸ and Britain. (48 pages)
* Ship Record Forms Booklet.
* 6 Detailed deck plan sheets. Complete full-scale 25mm deck plans.
* 66 Color 25mm standup characters. British officers¸ adventurers¸ Martians¸ crewmen¸ and brigands.
* Plastic stands for character counters.
Sky Galleons of Mars [BOX SET]: