The June issue of Wargames Illustrated comes with a free ruleset: Never Mind the Boathooks. It’s the nautical neighbour of our successful medieval small battle rules Never Mind the Billhooks, but Boathooks is a stand-alone set of rules, supported by downloadable cards and tokens. Players take to the high seas in a handful of 28mm scale medieval cogs and galleys in an effort to board their opponents’ vessels and strike their colours. The June magazine also includes an article by Steve Wood about the different options for gathering a medieval model navy for use in Boathooks. Just as we were going to print with that magazine, I took a trip over to Sarissa Precision and was greeted with a box containing four of their new, painted, MDF medieval vessels, which they had knocked up over the last few weeks in support of Boathooks. We didn’t have time to get the boats photographed and in the magazine, but I do think they are worth a look so I took a few photos and the results can be seen below. A medieval cog … … a galley … … a rowbarge … … and a skiff. BTW - The figures in the vessels have been kindly loaned by Boathooks aficionado Steve Wood. They are all Perry Miniatures, from their WotR range. Steve has based them specifically for Boathooks - on extra small deck-coloured bases.
