Let's Talk: About Boats (From Reaper)

Howdy, everyone! Today, I wanted to take a minute to talk about boats! But, why? Because you need some for a scenario or two in Ghost Archipelago! And I thought it might help to know what will work best for your crew and your games, before you spend any money.

Dreadmere Fishing Boat - 

 

Cost: $4

Capacity: 1 Model

This was the first set of boats that I bought and I like the look of them. Sadly, they aren’t really big enough to use for games. However, they do work great for terrain. Or maybe other games. Or if you want to split up your crew even more. For the price, they might be a bit expensive, but are nice for some good looking terrain. You might also be able to use them for other games or leave them around for games. As many games could have large bodies of water, you could leave some around for models that will have trouble with swimming checks to get across them, perhaps a bit slowly.

Raft - 

 

Cost: $3.50

Capacity: 1 Model

While this boat does look pretty good, it isn’t really big enough for much of anything. One nice thing is that the raft is flat on the top and the bottom, so there’s no need to worry about balancing the raft or any minis on top of it. This is slightly less expensive than the boat above, so it might be a better option for terrain or spares, as noted above.

Raft Of The Damned - 

 

Cost: $8

Capacity: 4 Models*

This is a beautiful boat to have on the table. However, fitting models on this one isn’t easy. To fit four models on this one, I had to add quite a few pins to it, strategically placed. Which wasn’t too hard to do but might not be something you want to do. And it might not fit the look of your crew. Thankfully, I have a Dark Elf crew that I plan on running, so the corpses and dead shark will fit in nicely.

Sloop - 

 

Cost:???

Capacity: 4-5 Models

This one is the best one that Reaper makes (thus far) but isn’t easy to buy. That’s because it’s part of The Pirate City Of Brinewind boxed set, which is $40 and part of the ReaperCon 2021 stuff. I don’t know if the sloop will be sold separately in the future. That said, the whole set is great for the other terrain it has, but you might not want to pay $120 for three boats. If they do sell it separately, for hopefully less than $20 each, I strongly recommend it for your crew. It looks nice, the boat fits four models easily enough, and it doesn’t require any modification to use. One thing to note, if you do buy the boxed set, is that the wagon that comes inside doesn’t fit 30mm bases but will fit 25mm ones.