Cloudships & Gunboats

1989

Frank Chadwick

BGG Average Rating

6.7

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Players

2-2

Weight

1.50/5.00

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Critical Hits and Failures Bias Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Dice Rolling Three Dimensional Movement Hexagon Grid Player Elimination Movement Points

📂 Categories

Science Fiction Expansion for Base-game Miniatures Science Fiction

🏢 Publishers

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) Heliograph Incorporated

📖 About This Game

Boarding actions in the skies of space 1889's Mars with mini-scale deckplans, cardstock minis, rules, and ship diagrams. This expansion was intended to bridge the gap between the boardgame Sky Galleons of Mars and the role-playing game Space 1889. Ship to ship battles can be fought and won; but if there is an opportunity for a Boarding Actions, which were abstracted in Sky Galleons, they are now fleshed out to man-to-man, or man-to-Martian action. This allows for players to add characters from the RPG, but role-playing is not required and as a boardgame Cloudships & Gunboats can stand alone. Weapons are added, and clarified from Sky Galleons. Rules for designing your own aerial vessels are included.