#Naval battle group miniatures code#

Of the 33 ships in the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet, 7 were out of the battle (21%) – 4 had struck, 1 had exploded, 1 was a drifting wreck, and 1 was fleeing. However, before picking up the game to play Though the Ages (see a quick note below), we took a moment to see where the battle was… Unfortunately, we did not have enough sailors Thursday to finish the Battle of Trafalgar. More Franco-Spanish ships appear to be damaged, but it is a near-run thing and the final decision is still up in the air.

Out of the 60 some-odd ships in the battle, over a third are seriously damaged and a sixth are sunk or out of the action (having struck or fleeing). Both sides’ Ships-of-the-Line tore into each other with abandon. However, when the British hit the big ships of the Spanish in the southern group, the Spanish seemed to find their footing and began to pound on the British ships. The British quality shined through as they approached the Combined Fleet and their shots began to hit at long range. The two battles have grown closer as the southern action creeps northward slowly and the forces in the northern action swirl around each other. The southern action, despite the British breaking into the Combined lines, maintained a more ordered line on both sides for a while, though the Spanish and French have now become separated during the British attack. The northern action seems to have become a dogfight with the lines breaking and ships grouping into small actions. The Combined Fleet is in two groups and the British attached from the west, hitting each group separately, almost forming two, distinct battles. The Franco-Spanish fleet is pushing north and upwind along the Iberian coast when the British descend upon them. Though having fewer ships of the line, the British sailors were more experienced and better trained and the fleet was better manned, supplied, and led (many of the best French naval officers had been executed or had fled during the French Revolution). The Battle of Trafalgar occurred in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain between the Franco-Spanish allied fleet and the British fleet.

Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them.We played the historic Battle of Trafalgar from the Napoleonic Wars using miniatures some time back, but I never posted anything about it, so I thought I would share some highlights from the battle…

Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.

If excessively worn, they will be marked as 'tray worn.'

Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems.

If excessively worn, they will be marked as 'card worn.'

The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.

In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.

Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price.

Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.

Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.

Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition.

A 'plus' sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.

When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition.

#Naval battle group miniatures code#

Boxed items are listed as 'code/code' where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents.