Wooden Ships & Iron Men

1974

S. Craig Taylor

BGG Geek Rating

6.2

based on 2,150 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.1

community average

BGG Ranking

#2068

all board games

Login to vote on your own rating

Players

2-2

Weight

3.08/5.00

Playtime

300 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Action Queue Simulation Dice Rolling Simultaneous Action Selection Line of Sight Hexagon Grid

📂 Categories

Pirates Wargame American Indian Wars Nautical Post-Napoleonic Napoleonic Pirates American Revolutionary War Age of Reason

🎨 Artists

Edward Moran

🏢 Publishers

Battleline The Avalon Hill Game Co

📖 About This Game

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