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Year Published
1997
# of Players:
2 − 30
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, more than 30 players
Recommended with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, more than 30 players
(4 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 to 16
(2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable
(2 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Close Action
Alternate Names
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Description Edit | History

Naval tactical warfare in the Age of Sail, 1740-1815

Close Action is all about teamwork and out-maneuvering one's enemy by coordinating the movements of a fleet of wooden ships. You plot movement for your ships, send signals to your friendly captains, and assign crew to various tasks such as changing sails or firing the great guns. Played on a hex grid, the ships move fairly accurately and historic battles can be recreated with lots of realism. This games scales extremely well, playing as well if not better with 20 players as with 3, 4 or 5.

This is volume #1 of the Close Action series by Mark Campbell.

The two additional volumes come in the form of scenario books and depict battles from different major conflicts. The core rules provided in the original game box are needed to play these scenarios.

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0 Battle of the Nile
Cyberboard gameset for the batle of Nile following Close Action rules
2008-12-28
0 Battle of Trafalgar
Cyberboard gameset for the batle of Trafalgar following Close Action rules
2008-12-28
4 ShipLogColor.pdf
New Model Ship Log (Color) for Close Action
2007-09-06
2 ShipLogBW.pdf
New Model Ship Log for Close Action
2007-09-06
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