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    That's as well as your patent garrotting device!...

    That's as well as your patent garrotting device! :erk:
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    Well I thought that a thin string is less...

    Well I thought that a thin string is less intrusive than a bulky ruler given the scale of the ships. :happy:



    OK Mr Sceptic, hasn't your device ever knocked over, dislodged, or otherwise moved...
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    Very nice and thematic as well. :happy: ...

    Very nice and thematic as well. :happy:



    Must remember not to annoy you, or come across you in a dark alley for that matter. :shock:
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    Fair enough, in terms of fiddliness I just...

    Fair enough, in terms of fiddliness I just thought that a thin string is less intrusive than a ruler but each to their own. I hadn't realised that there are lasers just for wargaming, I had looked...
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    Possibly useful device for checking firing arcs

    Just bought some of these little devices recommended on BGG for testing line of sight in a board wargame, and it occurred to me that they might also be useful for checking firing arcs in SoG...
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    There still seem to be starter sets available in...

    There still seem to be starter sets available in the UK if anyone is interested. http://www.gameslore.com/acatalog/Games_Sails_Of_Glory_212.html#aARESGN001A
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    Cheers all :salute: :beer:It's been a tough route...

    Cheers all :salute: :beer:It's been a tough route to promotion but life is always the better for having good shipmates. :thanks:
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    Poll: Yes a great place to sit on a warm summer's...

    Yes a great place to sit on a warm summer's evening :beer:, many years since I've been there and I'm hoping that it hasn't changed too much, which I expect is a slightly forlorn hope :hmmm:. Still I...
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    No worries, good luck in finding one. I had a...

    No worries, good luck in finding one. I had a look around anyway and the cheapest I could find was about £35 (~$60) for a no frills (and possibly no delivery :cry:) service. Problem (and this is...
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    Hi Michael, sure PayPal is fine. Can you give me...

    Hi Michael, sure PayPal is fine. Can you give me a couple of days to sort out postage, it may be expensive though, it has just cost me $61.75 to ship it from the US. In all fairness can I suggest...
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    That's interesting, will it be designed to...

    That's interesting, will it be designed to replace the ship mats or handle the other components (or both)? Chits waiting to be selected aren't too much of a problem as they are safely in bags but...
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    OK I'll hold off getting in touch with them until...

    OK I'll hold off getting in touch with them until you have decided whether or not it would be feasible for you to produce anything. Price wise the MM trays sell in the UK for £8 ($12-13) not cheap...
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    Poll: I guess it would be British, possibly for...

    I guess it would be British, possibly for patriotic reasons but mostly because I worked in Portsmouth for a while in my younger days and during that period I was to be found not infrequently in a...
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    e-raptor accessories

    A discussion on the forum about Merchants and Marauders prompted me to buy the game, this led me by an indirect route to e-raptor game accessories who make a holder for the M&M play mat.

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    Copy of Seamanship in the Age of Sail

    Due to a bit of a mix up, in that the UK sellers told me that the book was out of stock prompting me to buy a used copy from the US, then finding one in stock and sending it to me, I now have two...
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    Due to a bit of a mix up, in that the UK sellers...

    Due to a bit of a mix up, in that the UK sellers told me that the book was out of stock prompting me to buy a used copy from the US, then finding one in stock and sending it to me, I now have two...
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    I don't know if the very high prices are for the...

    I don't know if the very high prices are for the first editions but I just bought a reprinted copy for £40 from here http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Books/Books_71793.htm and a quick Google...
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    I plan to aim for tablet initially, and then see if I can fit it to a smaller app phone, although there is often only a small difference between low end tablets and the larger app phones nowadays. ...
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    Someone raised the same point over on BGG,...

    Someone raised the same point over on BGG, interestingly it elicited a reply from one of the design team indicating the thinking behind the method. In particular saying that it is mainly intended...
  20. Good on you, :salute: My initial thought was to...

    Good on you, :salute: My initial thought was to emulate the damage tracks numerically at first, then maybe add a more visually appealing interface, and finally simulate chit drawing as an option if...
  21. Ah yes! I remember the good old days...

    Ah yes! I remember the good old days too.:salute::Arrrr::happy:
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    I'm gradually getting to grips with Android programming, it's quite a steep learning curve despite being a fairly experienced PC programmer in Visual Basic. However, I am increasingly coming to the...
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    Pirates of the Carribean is a bit of a given and...

    Pirates of the Carribean is a bit of a given and if you like sea shanties I've been singing the praises of the UK singing group Fisherman's Friends elsewhere in the forum. On the classical front...
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    You do seem to save quite a bit on shipping...

    You do seem to save quite a bit on shipping though, particularly international, I don't know what Anchorage charge but the Coolstuff shipping costs were $73 to the UK.
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    Poll: Just an addition to my post on The Fisherman's...

    Just an addition to my post on The Fisherman's friends, they were guest singers at the UK 2014 Folk Awards last night singing a medley of sea shanties....
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