From the Crow's nest.


Here are a few random shots from my Basque Roads game.

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Captains briefing and charts of the anchorage given out.


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The explosion ship goes in passes all its event cards and destroys the Boom.


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As it sinks the fire ships close in.


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The first fireship fails its ignition test but starts to smoke which panics one of the French ships to cut its cable and drift away.


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Soon several French ships are ablaze whilst other Captains cut and run or doggedly stand and fight.


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The Frigates now attack whilst Captain Kiwi punching way above his weight, in the Bomb Brig Aetna rains down explosives on both the Fort and the French Admiral's ship Ocean.


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Three French Captains doggedly hold the line whilst the rest drift away at whim of tide and winds.


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Several run onto the shoals.


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Whilst others are lucky and escape up the river.


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This ended the night attack of the 11th, and the successful British captains celebrated their victory.

Bligh.