''Wooden Ships and Iron Men'' is a
computer wargame
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published by
Avalon Hill in 1987 for the
Commodore 64
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Gameplay
This game is based on the
naval
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board wargame
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Wooden Ships and Iron Men
''Wooden Ships and Iron Men'' is a naval board wargame simulating naval combat during the Age of Sail that was published by Battleline Publications in 1974, then revised and republished by Avalon Hill the following year.
Name
The name should ...
''. In the combat phase, the final outcome is revealed when the computer declares a winner.
Reception
In 1988, ''
Dragon
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'' gave the game 2 out of 5 stars.
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Computer Gaming World
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'' stated that "many of the good qualities of the boardgame have been nicely translated", but criticized the computer opponent that was both weak and unable to fight in scenarios with land. It concluded with the hope that the game would presage the conversion of other large, classic boardgames to the computer.
In 1990, the magazine gave the game two-plus stars out of five,
and in 1993 gave it one-plus stars, calling it "A board game classic and a computer game disaster ... poor graphics and play value".
See also
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Wooden Ships and Iron Men
''Wooden Ships and Iron Men'' is a naval board wargame simulating naval combat during the Age of Sail that was published by Battleline Publications in 1974, then revised and republished by Avalon Hill the following year.
Name
The name should ...
'' (1996)
References
External links
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