Don't Give Up The Ship! Step aboard Avalon Hill's Wooden Ships & Iron Men and take command of the mightiest American, British, French and Spanish warships deployed during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras. Outmaneuver your opponent and rake him with your long guns and carronades. Then close the range, grapple your ship to the enemy's and capture him by boarding action. Choose from 18 historical ship-to-ship and fleet scenarios. Lead Admiral Nelson's fleet into battle at Trafalgar in his beloved Victory. Take on the Serapis with John Paul Jones' Bonhomme Richard Design your own scenarios, choosing from 131 different ship types, from the one-gun American sloop Trippe to the 130 gun Spanish ship of the line Santissima Trinidad Take a cruise in "The Campaign Game" as you captain one of 16 American vessels that dared the British blockade in the War of 1812 to find and capture British merchant ships Awash with naval drama and suspense, Wooden Ships & Iron Men can be played solitaire, "hot seated" with a friend on the same computer, or played via email against an opponent oceans away. And when you take command, just remember..."Don't Give Up The Ship!"