THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN
INTRODUCTION
Board & card game for 2 players.
September 11, 1814 Naval Battle.
One player is the British. The Other is the United States.
Historically the US won the battle.
VICTORY
You win if you Sink/Disable/Capture the opposing Frigate/Corvette, Brig,
and 1 Sloop/Schooner.
THE MAP
Use an 8x8 chessboard.
The center 4 spaces are Crab Island.
Ships may not enter or move or attack through the island.
THE SHIPS
Use chits or miniatures to represent Ships.
UNIT TABLE NOTATION
# = Number of that type of Ship you start the game with.
Hits = Number of Hits that type of Ship has.
US FLEET SHIP TABLE
# Name Type Hits
1 Saratoga Corvette 4
1 Eagle Brig 3
1 Ticonderoga Schooner 2
1 Preble Sloop 2
5 Squadron Gunboats 2
BRITISH FLEET SHIP TABLE
# Name Type Hits
1 Confiance Frigate 4
1 Linnet Brig 3
1 Chub Sloop 2
1 Finch Sloop 2
6 Squadron Gunboats 2
SETUP
Each player places one Ship on squares of his back 2 rows.
Ships may not stack.
THE CARDS
Players share a common deck.
TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 3 phases:
1. Orders Phase
2. Maneuver Phase
3. Fire Phase
ORDERS PHASE
Draw 3 cards.
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it.
Max hand size = 5 cards. Discard excess cards.
MANEUVER PHASE
Play (discard) a Move card to move one of your Ships.
The move card has a number.
This is the number of spaces the Ship moves.
Moves can be diagonal or orthogonal.
A Ship may make 1 Move per turn.
The Schooner can make 2 Moves per turn.
FIRE PHASE
Play (discard) an Attack card to have a Ship attack.
The attack card has a number.
This is the range of the attack.
Attacks can be diagonal or orthogonal.
Every attack does 1 point of damage.
Use Chits or coins to record damage.
A ship reduced to zero Hits sinks and removed from the board.
Your opponent may play (discard) Defense cards to negate your attack.
CARD LIST NOTATION
M = Movement
A = Attack
D = Defense
X = Special
K = As a Knight would move in chess
Type = Purpose of card
Dam = Damage (inflicted or prevented)
Adj = Adjacent
F/C = Frigate and Corvette
CI = Crab Island
Crippled = Ship may no longer Move
# = Number of that card in the Deck
COMMON DECK CARD LIST
Card Name: # Range Type Notes
Commodore Downie 1 - X British player draws 3 Cards
Master Macdonough 1 - X US player draws 3 Cards
Gain Initiative 1 - X Draw 2 Cards
Maneuver 4 1 M -
Light Breeze 4 2 M -
Advance 4 3 M -
Flank 4 K M -
Shoal 1 - X Negate Move
Variable Wind 1 - X Negate Move
Drift 1 - X Move Damaged Enemy 1 Space
Powerful Ship 1 3 A F/C Only
Broadsides 1 2 A F/C & Brigs Only
Support 1 K A Gunboats only
Go Aground 1 1 A Crippled. vs Ship Adj to CI
Dismasted 1 2 A Crippled
Captain Killed 1 3 A Crippled
Boarding Action 1 1 A Only vs same size or smaller
Surrender 1 1 A Only vs Ship with 1 Hit left
Flee 1 2 A Only vs Ship with 1 Hit left
Take a Drubbing 1 2 A Orthogonal Only
Hotly Engaged 1 2 A Diagonal Only
Raked 1 1 A Diagonal Only
Long Guns 1 3 A British Only
Congreve Rockets 1 K A British Only
Fight at Anchor 1 2 A US Only
Spin Around 1 K A US Only
Portside Guns 1 3 A US Only
Return Shots 1 2 A Only by ship damaged last turn
Exchange 1 1 A Only by ship damaged last turn
Carronades 1 1 A Orthogonal Only
Batteries Wrecked 1 - D Only if Attacker Damaged
Exhausted 1 - D Only if Attacker Damaged
Rally 1 - D -
Careful Placement 1 - D US Only. Negate Atk Range 3+
Hold Back 1 - D Or Negate Move. US Only. Vs Gunboats Only
LINKS
Battle Wikipedia
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