by Mike Fischer

Easyship is another excellent wargame by Mike Fischer. It is a set of naval rules covering from the end of the 19th Century through WW II. They are meant to be used with his "All the Ships" counters, which appear on the web at www.geocities.com/cke1st/index.html.

However, they can easily be converted to miniatures by switching the hexes to inches. There are several tables and charts for the ruleset, but only a fraction are needed for a specific game. Easyship covers the navies of the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Spain, Sweden, Austro-Hungaria, Italy, Japan and Russia.

Easyship comes in a ".zip" file. The download includes the ruleset, ship tables, a hex map (for those who would use it as a paper boardgame), suggestions for even battles and reference charts. The file is located at: www.naisp.net/users/mfischer/m_stuff7.htm#easyship.

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