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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. 4 in a radius = 10 points … 4 in an arc = 20 points … 4 in a spiral = 30 points.
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.
Place the stones, one at a time, building on those already on the board to complete &/or block new point-winning rhumb lines. As the game progresses, several point combinations may be completed with a single turn.
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. The game board and instructions have a nautical theme, based in part on the concept of the rhumb line and historic games played by sailors.
A nautical game based on ancient mariner history, seafaring lore and pastimes. The object is to out-navigate the opposition to achieve victory. Three ways to score on the compass rose game board and a twist in the tail to turn the tide and rule the waves.
1 – coordinates of rhumb line’s P 1 starting point; φ 2, λ 2 – coordinates of rhumb line’s P 2 starting point; KDd – path angle over sea bed (real loxodrome course); e – first eccentric of Earth’s ellipsoid. Analysis of the loxodrome equation follows to the conclusion that:
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