Bireme and Galley: Naval Warfare, Egypt to Lepanto

Bireme and Galley: Naval Warfare, Egypt to Lepanto is a 1978 role-playing supplement for Chivalry & Sorcery published by Fantasy Games Unlimited.

Contents

Bireme and Galley: Naval Warfare, Egypt to Lepanto is a supplement in which a set of miniature wargame rules represent ancient, medieval and Renaissance warship fleet battles.[1]

Publication history

Bireme & Galley was written by Jan Vrapcenak, Edward E. Simbalist, and Terry Cheesman, and was published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1978 as a 104-page book with 10 cardstock sheets and a clear plastic overlay.[2]

Shannon Appelcline noted that "From 1977-1979 C&S was supplemented by more than half-a-dozen books. The game innately appealed only to a very sophisticated group of the most serious roleplayers but amongst these players several of the supplements were quite well-received, including Bireme & Galley (1978) - which contained naval combat rules - and Swords & Sorcerers (1978) - which contained rules for the Norse, Picts, Gaels, Britons and Mongols."[3]: 72 

Reception

Ken Rolston reviewed Sea-Steeds and Wave Riders and Bireme and Galley: Naval Warfare, Egypt to Lepanto in White Wolf #39 (1994) and stated that "In general, I appreciate the historical detail and wider range of vessels described in Bireme and Galley, but I prefer the deck plans and roleplaying bias of Sea Steeds and Wave Riders. Either serves as a handy reference to ship design for FRP gamers, but if you can only have one, Sea Steeds and Wave Riders is the most useful."[1]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b Rolston, Ken (1994). "Treasures from the Archives". White Wolf Magazine. No. 39. pp. 51–52, 54–56.
  2. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 125–126. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  3. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  4. ^ "Review of Bireme & Galley | Article | RPGGeek".
  5. ^ "1979-01 Recreational Computing". February 1979.