Broadsides and Boarding Parties
- Broadsides and Boarding Parties
"Broadsides and Boarding Parties" is a board game published by Milton Bradley in 1984 as part of their Gamemaster series. It was the 3rd in the series of games that are all designed by Larry Harris. It is the only game of that series to feature a two player game (all of the games in the Gamemaster series were for two or more players), "Broadsides and Boarding Parties" is a duel between a Spanish galleon and a pirate ship. Players take turns moving their ship and firing at the other ship to sink her. If the ships collide then players may take boarding parties onto the other ship to try to win.
The original version of this game, published by The Citadel in 1982, used a paper map and cardboard pieces and did not have the plastic ships, cannons, and other playing pieces. When Hasbro bought the publishing rights, they added these components to bring the physical components in line with the other games in the series. However, many players found that the large ship models were difficult to disassemble, making the storage of this game awkward.Fact|date=July 2007
A more serious problem was that the gameplay was not considered up to the level of the other games in the series.Fact|date=July 2007 There was relatively little strategy and more luck involved than the other games. As part of a series, "Broadsides and Boarding Parties" was inevitably compared to the other games and was less popular.
"Broadsides and Boarding Parties" was discontinued several years after its introduction.
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* [http://overtheboardgames.com/06-01-2008/broadsides-boarding-parties-video-review/ Video Review/Demo of Broadsides and Boarding Parties]
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