Broadsides

Broadsides is a video game in the strategy genre developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. originally released in 1984. It is currently playable on Commodore 64.

Broadsides is a tactical simulation of ship-to-ship combat in the Napoleonic era (late 18th and early 19th century). The game can be played in two different modes. The first game is an arcade mode where you can sail straight into the action, set your course, maneuver and fire your cannons as fast as your crew can charge. For the sake of authenticity and historical detail, the tactical game puts you on the bridge, where you will make all the decisions that real captains had to make.

If you wish to depart from the historical ships provided, you can design your own frigates and ships of the line from keel to rigging, armament and manning. The game ends when either ship wins or at 18:00 hours, whichever comes first. You win if you sink the enemy ship or accumulate enough points to force the enemy ship to surrender. You lose if your crew size is less than one quarter of its original size or if 11 members of the enemy crew manage to board your ship and there are no friendly crew members standing occupying any of your ship's first 10 boarding positions. If both ships sink, or no one wins before 18:00, the game is a draw. The game can be played by two players or against the computer.

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