No Turkeys 2 2009 - Valgame

No Turkeys 2 – 2009 Aprile Game 10
(Voluntarily) Lower or Raise Sails, and such action must be taken
prior to any actual movement or prior any frontage changing,
where applicable. Lower Sails against a Strong wind needs also a
Maneuver Check.
3.43 Movement Allowances
Ship(s)
Movement
downwind
Fire ab.
LMA Mov.
in Storm
downwind
Galleys 8 6 5
Capitana 8 6 4
Galleass 5 3 3
Kapudana 9 6 4
* treat the Lanterna as a Capitana.
** Fire ab.(aboard) = unit with Fire marker on;
** LMA = (when the group reaches the first damage level).
Units forced to move into the wind move with – 3 MPs (or, best
try to lower sails)
Units in Mast Down status move at Half movement allowance
(round up).
3.44 Shallow waters
Coastal (partially light blue) hexes represent shallow waters.
These hexes are prohibited to all Christian units. Only Turks can
move across these hexes. Other ships adrift are eliminated.
3.45 Sailing and Maneuvers
As told, changing the frontage in Sailing Mode may require a
check (Maneuver Roll or Handling Roll). Simply roll 1 d6 and
compare it with the counter Handling Value (HV). If the die roll
result is equal or inferior to the HV the check is successful.
3.46 Ships adrift
If the Maneuver Check fails the unit (ship) drifts ONE hex in the
wind direction maintaining the same frontage. The hex inside
which the unit drifts must be empty. If not so:
- the drifting unit must spend another MP in order to assume the
rowing mode in the original hex, if the not empty hex has another
friendly unit. If it has no MPs then an accidental ramming occurs.
- the drifting unit enter the hex and becomes a ramming target, if
the not empty hex has an enemy unit (put the Ramming counter on
that enemy counter).
3.47 High Speed Ramming
Although actually very unusual, a unit can overrun an enemy unit
by sail movement. The enemy unit must check a Maneuver Roll
and if it goes well, the ramming-unit passes by (or through)
without effects and ends its move in the first hex got after its
“charge”, adjacent to the failed target. If the check fails the
enemy unit suffer a ramming procedure.
3.48 Combat and sailing
A sailing vessel can only try to ram the enemies. It cannot
bombard at close range (rake) or try boarding the enemy ships.
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This was the most preferred mode to maneuver, and, above all, in
the battle. Moreover this mode do not check the Handling in
facing change attempts (storms apart). Movement, of course, was
slower than in the previous mode.
3.51 Changing Mode
To make use of oars, a sailing unit must lower the sails when
activated. It costs 1 MP to (Voluntarily) Lower or Raise Sails, and
such action must be taken prior to any actual movement or prior
any frontage changing. A galley, however, may not raise sails if it
is engaged, in any way, with an enemy unit; it may lower them,
however, if so situated. A unit can never Raise Sails during a
Storm or being into the wind. Upon these condition a unit can
always lower its sails. Mast down units cannot raise sails.
Movement Fire ab. in Storm
Ship(s)
downwind LMA Mov. downwind
Galleys 5 4 5
Capitana 5 4 6
Galleass 3 2 4
Kapudana 4 3 5
Movement into the wind = - 1 MP (subtract)
Movement into the wind during a Storm= - 3
3.52 Changing frontage
In addition to the frontage changes during the movement, rowing
units may change facing also without moving. It costs 1 MP, per
hexside of adjustment, to change facing without moving forward
or back. However, a unit that tries to change facing under a Storm
must pay 2 MPs per hexside (when moving in a Storm it costs 1
MP per hexside but it needs a Maneuver Check).
A not moving rowing unit may pivot on itself with a degree of
180° at the cost of 2 MPs. This can be made during a Storm,
downind and with a successful Maneuver Check.
3.53 Backwater
A unit in rowing mode Backwater when it is its turn. It costs 2 MP
to Backwater each hex, and, in doing so, the unit must move
directly to its Stern (Rear), or into one of its Stern/Broadside
(Flank) hexes. It is possible to do backwater maneuvers during a
Storm (costs 3 MP).
4.0 Weather
How is the Weather is told (at start) in the scenario rules (like
wind) or can be checked during the 2nd and 5th turn of the game.
The Weather check occurs after the Wind Chit is drawn from the
pool and after the current Wind is determined.
Rolling a 1 a Storm occurs. It will last only for that turn or part of
it, after the chit is drawn out.
After the Storm is rolled every Fire Aboard marker must leave the
map. Ignore all Fire results for the whole duration of the Storm.
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A Storm may occur in the 2nd and 5th turn and lasts only one
turn or the remaining part of it.
During Storms:
1 -- no combat or recover roll are allowed;
2 – It is prohibited to raise Sails; it is allowed to lower sails
(with a successful Maneuver Check) and to navigate downwind till
sails are lowered. Impossible to pivot and to tow ships.
3 -- a unit that tries to change facing under a Storm must pay 2
MPs per hexside (rowing it needs also a Maneuver Check). In
rowing Mode it also must be checked the Maneuver roll in order
to change facing, being downwind during a storm;
4 – every failed Maneuver Check generated an utter check for the
Mast down Status (see damage). In other word try a second
Maneuver check, if fails the Mast is broken. If successful the unit
is adrift so many hexes how many points indicated the dice
result.
5 – all Engaged markers are removed.