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All at Sea is a naval ruleset for
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The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game ''Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game'' (previously marketed as ''The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game'', ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game'', ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Strategy Battle Game'' and ''The Hobb ...
''. The official rules were a modified version of the ''
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'' Boat rules, adapted by Nick Davis and first presented in Games Workshop's ''
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'' magazine ( US issue 295). The game's mechanics centre on boarding parties, with options for ramming actions and light
artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...
in the form of
ballista The ballista (Latin, from Ancient Greek, Greek βαλλίστρα ''ballistra'' and that from βάλλω ''ballō'', "throw"), plural ballistae or ballistas, sometimes called bolt thrower, was an Classical antiquity, ancient missile weapon tha ...
e and other
siege engine A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some are immobile, constructed in place to attack enemy fortifications from a distance, while othe ...
s. As such, the game's scale ratio corresponds to the 25mm scale miniatures used by ''The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game''. Games Workshop has not yet released any
model ships Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people. Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient ...
for this system, opting instead to provide terrain guides for model
shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation th ...
, but Corsair miniatures were released in 2008. Model ships are built by hobbyists, just as normal miniature terrain, such as " great ships" of Pelargir, cogs of
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and Corsairs of Umbar
galleys A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. It developed in the Mediterranean world during antiquity and continued to exist ...
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See also

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Battlefleet Gothic ''Battlefleet Gothic'' is a naval miniature wargame that was produced by Games Workshop from 1999 to 2013 with Andy Chambers as the primary developer. A spin-off of the science-fantasy setting of ''Warhammer 40,000'', the game has players command ...
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External links


The Ports of Pelargir
directory and resource site for Naval Miniature Wargaming
All At Sea
PDF Copy Of All At Sea Rule Set Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Miniature wargames Naval games {{wargame-stub