A "Splendid Set of Naval Rules" by Long Faced Games

One of the problems that besets "Naval" wargaming (IMHO) is the seemingly implicit fascination with the kit and by this definition,  you get complexity .. too much for what you need to game it. You are required to have a Byzantine level of understanding of how things operates and procedural minutia before a dice is rolled. The Long Faced Games IMHO give a refreshing antidote over the "kit oriented"  approach. A fast play set of rules for squadrons of ships, one that has enabled me to shine a light on a few naval collections that were "hiding their light under a bushel" (namely my hibernating Russo Japanese 1904-05 and WWI: RN versus SMS Kaiser Fleet).

Russo-Japanese War: 

WWI:

Future periods of interest include:

WW2:

And the NEW period - Spanish American War

Watch this space for AARs.

Oooh .. Spanish American Naval War 1898 .. "Shiny thing"

On my internet travels I discovered this little shiny gem:

Part 1 (Models): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI565sn0OaY
Part 2 (Painting): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J19rw1sOCg
Part 3 (History Lesson): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFjoeBPQSI8&t=111s
Part 4 (Wargame Rules): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uwJ2P2c-zc
Part 5 (Wargame I): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQoEDyj-a0E
Part 6 (Wargame II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpY0ZHR1Zgk
Part 7 (Wargame III): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGE7fwnDk-A

I must confess I have not watched them all, but rather skipped through.
A brilliant project that I sense I seem fated to follow at some point!
Plenty of other things to paint first!