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Black Seas: Merchant Vessels
Merchant vessels were not designed for combat. They were slow lumbering vessels designed to have a large capacity for transporting goods but at the sacrifice of manoeuvrability.
What is Black Seas: Merchant Vessels
Merchant vessels were not designed for combat. They were slow lumbering vessels designed to have a large capacity for transporting goods but at the sacrifice of manoeuvrability.
In Black Seas there are many scenarios that necessitate the use of merchant vessels.
Scenario 4 - Blood & Plunder! (Page 41 Black Seas rulebook), see two opposing privateer fleets attempt to claim the contents of merchant vessels for their own, whereas
Scenario 9 - Landing Expedition (Page 46 Black Seas rulebook) sees merchant vessels loaded with troops attempting to cross hostile waters and disgorge their loads onto a contested island.
Game details
- Players
- 2–4
- Age
- +10
- Duration
- 500 min
- Difficulty
- —
- Type
- Expansion
- Year
- 2020
- Mechanics
- Simulation
- Categories
- American Revolutionary War · Expansion for Base-game · Miniatures
- Designer
- Gabrio Tolentino
- Publisher
- Warlord Games
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How many players is Black Seas: Merchant Vessels for?
Black Seas: Merchant Vessels plays with 2–4 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 500 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 10.


