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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.
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.
I understand using the rhumb line method is great for long trips even if it takes longer to arrive at your destination apposed to using the great circle route which the game uses for shortest distance to your destination. Not using the rhumb line requires course adjusting, especially between the R00 points.
In navigation, a rhumb line, rhumb (/rʌm/), or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true north.
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27 paź 2008 · The game is played on a rubbery fabric mat, lovingly illustrated like the dial of a mariner’s treasured compass. The board lies most satisfactorily flat, and yet curls up with ease to line the sides of the of the cylinder that houses the game, the polished pieces, and their velvety drawstring bag.
