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Rhumb Line ... 2-player abstract strategy game of observation, placement (nuggets) and accumulation (points). Players take it in turns placing their nuggets, on the empty board, to form point-winning rhumb lines.
Position stones on the radial lines of degrees where they intersect the concentric circles in the compass. Place the stones, one at a time, building on those already on the board to complete &/or block new point-winning rhumb lines.
Rhumb Line is a sailing race game from Newport to Tortola. This game comes in a tube measuring 20" long with diameter of 2 1/2" and uses a laminated map for a playing surface. The object is to race from Newport, Rhode Island to Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Rhumb Line is a two-player abstract strategy board game by Martin H. Samuel, played with glass pieces on mousepad-type material, using placement and point accumulation to win.
BACKGROUND (RHUMB LINES): A rhumb line appears as a straight line on any cylindrical map projection, such as the Mercator projection map, which is often used for air and sea navigation and is used in Airline Commander. A rhumb line intersects all meridians (lines of longitude) at the same angle.
Original 2-player strategy game of observation and placement on a compass rose board. Officer yellow and Sailor blue stones are placed, in turn, building and/or blocking point-scoring rhumb line combinations.
Rhumb line mechanics update. I had a FRA-CUN route overnight and on a whim of curiosity set my heading for Cancun as soon as the screen refreshed after takeoff (rather than wait to get cleared to R002 which would have added another 200nm or so in the wrong direction). Perfect score upon landing.
