<t> Thanks for putting the links in Daniel (I wasn't allowed to - something to do with most of my posts being on Slitherine forum rather than here....or some such nonsense!).<br/>
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I actually met one of the rowers some years ago. As someone who wargamed ancient naval at the time it was very ...

<t> I remembered seeing a documentary some years ago about a reconstructed trireme crewed by volunteer rowers – to test the ancient sources for such ships. So if anyone is interested in looking at what a trireme may have been like in reality - Google the Trireme Trust website and search YouTube for ...

<t> If anyone is looking for some historical fiction as inspiration for naval warfare in this period can I suggest the Masters of the Sea Trilogy by John Stack.<br/>
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1. Ship of Rome<br/>
2. Captain of Rome<br/>
3. Master of Rome<br/>
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The series covers the First Punic War between ...

<t> I'm sure it was proof-read, it just hasn't been very effective! <br/>
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I went back to the game to firm up my initial impressions of the proof-reading so that I could give you some specifics - and for the manual and the tutorial section in the game alone have found around 26 things that I ...

<t> I wonder whether the answer to this is that ships trapped in this way are allowed a random chance to drift clear - I don't know what reasonable odds would be but even a 1 in 4 chance would be better than being stuck for the whole battle. If a positive result they would drift... say one hex clear ...

<t> Just wanted to give a shout out for Mare Nostvm - used to play many tabletop classical naval games years ago but there has been virtual nothing for this area of warfare on PC. Just getting to grips with the game at the moment but has a very "real" feel for the problems of controlling ancient ...