People attending Colours 2013, one of the the main wargaming events in the UK, had the chance to play Sails of Glory on Sunday, September 15th. The team from the Naval Wargames Society - David Manley, Simon Stokes, Rob Hutton, and Paul Ewins - ran six games through the day. "All of which were hard fought and very enjoyable actions, and in fact, we were just about the last game still playing on the day", said David in the report posted in his blog.
According him, the reaction to the game was amazing, and it worked just fine for all ages: "The game was a big hit and highly popular. Players and observers were struck by the quality of the models and the speed and ease of play. We had a few 'old salt' naval gamers playing as well, who thought the system was ideal for those quick "club night" games and for small ship actions."
The rigged versions of HMS Cleopatra 1779 and HMS Bellona 1760 by Keith Upton.
Also, some Sails of Glory Kickstarter backers passed by the demo table at Colours. Besides the eagerness to receive their copies of the game, they commented on the wooden combat ruler and wind marker, created in partnership with Keith Upton from Aerodrome Accessories, with extreme praise.
Keith, who is also the webmaster of the Sails of Glory Anchorage forum, posted the first photos ever from a modding project of Sails of Glory ships on September 14th, showing rigged versions of the frigate HMS Cleopatra 1779 and ship-of-the-line HMS Bellona 1760.
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