Broadsides

Broadsides (1984)

by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)
Genres:Strategy, Arcade, Tactical
Themes:Action, Historical
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Simulation of tactical ship combat during the Napoleonic era.
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Before Sid Myer's Pirates! This was THE sailing combat game. Where Pirates Or early Civs balanced to be more fun, this like other SSI games dug deep into trying to model reality. There were a number of battles with exhaustive details of crew size, cannons of both numbers and sizes, "snipers" in the rigging... Still fun, it is just Warthunder to Pirates! World of Tanks.
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