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Description

An exciting board game for sailors and landlubbers of all ages, where the channels and sands of the Wadden Sea become the stage for a thrilling race of colourful flat-bottomed boats.
Use the tides and the wind to your advantage, place a flag on every island, and be the first to sail back to Harlingen – unless your opponent blocks your way with a seal.

SLAG IN DE RONDTE is a board game that allows players to experience sailing on the Wadden Sea in a simple and playful way. It is based on the regatta of the same name, held annually in November as the season finale for the Dutch flat-bottom charter ships of the “Brown Fleet”.

For two to five skippers aged 7 and up. Easy to learn, playing time approx. 30-45 minutes. Game rules in German and Dutch.

Gameplay

After each player has chosen a ship, the fleet departs from Harlingen, which serves as both the starting and finishing port. The game board shows a map of the West Frisian Islands with their channels and sandbanks. Each skipper charts their own route, making clever use of wind and tides. A wind arrow indicates the current wind direction, while an hourglass shows whether it is ebb or flood. When sailing with the wind and current, a player may roll more dice and move faster than when sailing against them. The ships navigate channels and sandbanks. If a ship ends its move on a tidal flat or in a drying harbour at low tide, it becomes stranded and the player must skip a turn. A seal also swims around the board – if a player places it in front of an opponent’s ship, that ship must take a long detour. Whoever has placed flags on all the islands and in Noorpolderzijl and returns to Harlingen first wins the game.

Game components:

  • 1 game board with waterways, islands, harbours and sandbanks
  • 5 ships in different colours
  • 30 flags in different colours
  • 1 seal figure
  • 1 wind arrow
  • 3 dice
  • 1 hourglass
  • 1 small linen bag for the playing pieces
  • 1 rulebook in Dutch and German

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