Designer	Mark A. Campbell
Artist	Tom Hannah
Publisher	Clash of Arms Games
Year Published	1997
# of Players	2 − 30
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, more than 30 players Recommended with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, more than 30 players (7 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	14 and up (5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (4 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (8 voters) [vote]
Category	American Revolutionary War Napoleonic Nautical Wargame
Mechanic	Simultaneous Action Selection
Expansion	Monsoon Seas Rebel Seas
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Family	Pre-Napoleonic: 1600-1780
Primary Name	Close Action
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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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English First Edition

Publisher: Clash of Arms Games

Artist: Tom Hannah

Year: 1997

Product Code: COA970265

Size: 11.90 x 9.30 x 2.30 inches

1.50 pounds

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CLOSE ACTION (Español)

Traduccion al Español del reglamento realizada por Jesus Garcia.

arm69mad

2010-12-17

CLOSE ACTION: GUIA RAPIDA

Guia Rapida para consulta sobre el reglamento Close Action.

arm69mad

2010-12-09

Plantillas para jugar CA con barcos de plomo 1:1.200

Plantillas para jugar Close Action con miniaturas. Es necesario bajarse la adaptación para jugar con figuras, que por el momento solo esta en español. Tambien es necesario disponer del juego original Close Action.

arm69mad

2010-12-07

CLOSE ACTION: Adaptación para jugar con figuras 1:1.200

Adaptación del reglamento Close Action, sobre batallas navales en la época de barcos a vela, para poder jugar las reglas con barcos de plomo escala 1:1.200. Son necesarias las reglas originales del juego de Mark A Campbell y las plantillas de ayudas al juego.

arm69mad

2010-12-07

Fleet Preservation Rules for Age of Sail Games

These optional rules by Albert Parker help players simulate the circumstances in which in which Age of Sail fleets would disengage from a battle. The offer a historical alternative to the "last ship floating" method of resolving battles. Permission for upload was given by the author.

Malacandra

2009-10-27

Nautical Theme Ship's Log

A ship's log with a nautical theme to it. Why, you can almost taste the sea spray! (this version has corrected hull and crew boxes; earlier versions had only 3 columns for these)

phildreth

2009-10-14

Battle of the Nile

Cyberboard gameset for the batle of Nile following Close Action rules

AvGils

2008-12-28

Battle of Trafalgar

Cyberboard gameset for the batle of Trafalgar following Close Action rules

AvGils

2008-12-28

ShipLogColor.pdf

New Model Ship Log (Color) for Close Action

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2007-09-06

ShipLogBW.pdf

New Model Ship Log for Close Action

nfpr2boziis

2007-09-06

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Average Rating	8.25
Average Weight	3.57

Num Owned	115
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Wishlist	25
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Year Published	2007

Rebel Seas

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Average Rating	8.11
Average Weight	3.29

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Year Published	2002

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Close Action at Consimworld	http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?50@419.NWdzcTYGOH...	2011-10-14
Close Action at Clash of Arms	http://www.clashofarms.com/close-act.html	2011-10-14
Wikipedia Entry	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Action	2008-12-09
The Naval Register - Sample Automated Ship Logs software	http://www.thenavalregister.com/php/samples.php	2008-04-07