November 11th, 2009: Roman Seas Links Page Added

Because of the sudden popularity of Roman Seas, I have added a links page so I can point out interesting and useful articles on Roman Seas ship model construction methods, photos of Roman Seas games, and sponsors and suppliers who make good products that can be used with Roman Seas models and games: Roman Seas Links Page.

      October 17th, 2009: Roman Seas Photos: Roman Seas Rules Book

Roman Seas rules book, the printed version, is now available for purchase. The PDF version of the Roman Seas rules book will be made available soon. To view the Roman Seas rules book, go to: Roman Seas Book.

      October 6th, 2009: Roman Seas Photos: Roman Seas in 15mm Scale

Bruce Moore has been playing ancients naval using Roman Seas ships enlarged to 15mm scale. I will be updating thsi page as more information comes in Bruce Moore's Page.

      October 1st, 2009: Roman Seas Game Rules Book

Roman Seas rules book is now at the printer being printed and should be available within the next 21 days. I will update the release date as more information comes avaialble.

      September 14th, 2009: Roman Seas Game Rules Book

Roman Seas rules book is now at the printer. We should be sent a proof within the next 7 days, and once received and accepted, the rules will be posted for sale on the Roman Seas purchase page, and the printing of the rules books will commence. Estimated date for competition and shipping of customer order: September 28th.

      August 14th, 2009: Another Roman Seas Review From Historicon

A short review written by a fellow who played Roman Seas at Historicon 2009. Well worth a read: Historicon 2009.

      August 6th, 2009: Brian Cantwell Builds a Merchant Ship

Brian Cantwell has photos and a few building and rigging tips when making the Roman Seas Corbita grain ship. Well worth reading his blog, complete with photos. To view, click: HERE.

      August 2nd, 2009: A Roman Seas Mention

I came across a short Enfilade 2009 gaming report. The author of this blog played in one of my Roman Seas games at the convention on May 24th and posted a short, comment. His comment and photo can be found near the bottom of the page: HERE.

      July 28th, 2009: Roman Seas Port City

Have created a web page for Mark Foster's Roman Port City display. This can be found on the Roman Sea Photo Gallery page, or by clicking HERE

      July 25th, 2009: Roman Seas At Historicon 2009

Roman Seas ship models and game rules were played at Historicon 2009 by Brian Cantwell on Saturday July 18th. I sent a complete play test copy of the rules, Roman Seas, to Brian along with game prizes (CD's of the Roman Navy Set and a Sea Blue felt game mat with 5 inch hexes) and pre-made game markers. This was the first time Roman Seas has been played at a gaming convention where I haven't hosted the game. Brian review of the game and rules have been posted HERE.

      June 15th, 2009: The Roman Seas Rules

Roman Seas game rules are 98% complete. The last section to be completed is the movement section which has been the center of attention for the last few months. The rules will be play tested one more time on June 26th to test out changes to the movement system, and then the next public playing will be done at Historicon 2009. The expanded scenario section, which details historical battles/scenarios will be made available at a later date, but it too is being completed.

      June 1st, 2009: Roman Seas Catalog

Uploaded the latest version of the Roman Seas catalog to RPGNow. The catalog can be downloaded from This Page

      May 26th, 2009: Files Uploaded To RPGNow

All Roman Seas PDF files are now also available via RPGNow. RPGNow allows for instant downloading after payment. Check out the Roman Seas storefront at RPGNow by CLICKING HERE

      May 19th, 2009: Roman Seas Catalog

Uploaded the latest version of the Roman Seas catalog, which now shows all Roman Seas PDF models. The catalog can be downloaded from This Page

      May 17th, 2009: The Fortification Sets

The long awaited Roman Seas: Fortification Sets are now available. There are a total of 6 fortification sets (6 PDF files) in this release and these will include: stone gate houses, small and larger stone towers and various stone wall type/configurations, as well as a Roman Mile Fort, two watch tower designs and other optional pieces. We are working on a 7th PDF file set which will include wooden palisades and towers/gate houses.

By far, the Roman Seas fortification sets have been the most complex models we have constructed to date, taking far longer to complete than originally planned. More Roman Seas models are in the works and these will be announced once they are closer to being completed.

The new fortification sets will also be made available from our webstore at RPGNow.

      Nov 1st, 2008: The Mark Anthony Ship Set

The long awaited Mark Anthony Ship Set is now available for purchase: Photos

      June 15th, 2008: Roman Seas in 1/700th Scale

Lars Scharff (Germany) uploaded a few Roman Seas model ship photos to show his latest modeling skills. The text is in German, but you can enjoy the photos anyway.


Lars writes: " Here are photos of a Late Roman Patrol/Scout ship and a Saxon Raider Galley in 1/700 built using your kit. I plan to also built the Late Roman Liburnian (Bireme) Flagship and the Roman Trireme Flagship. They are nice representations of those ships and nice size comparisons with modern ships". To view photos and get more information: Click Here.

      June 9th, 2008: River Game Mats
River game mats are now available from Hotz Mats. These game mats were first revealed at Enfilade 2008 gaming convention, with the first game mats being used for a Roman Seas river scenario: Roman Rhine Fleet vs German Barbarians on the Rhine River! These custom, handmade, game mats are available with, or without, hexes/squares. The price is $41.99 USD per game mat. To view photos and get more information: Click Here.

      June 3rd, 2008: Fortification Set photos are finally uploaded. Now you can see the new, long awaited, fortification set pieces. Although this may not look too extensive, this is actually a very extensive set and very time consuming to design. None of that will matter, because the hard work has already been done by us. The easy part is just printing, cutting and assembling. Rome wasn't built in a day, but now it can be! Click Here to go to the Roman Seas model store front page.

      May 28th, 2008: Mark Anthony's Ship Set was on display at Enfilade 2008 on Saturday night and won Best of Session!

   Several people already have Mark Anthony's Navy set. These were given out as a test to ensure the models function as designed and we are pleased to announce, no problems have been reported. We were also notified by one person, that Mark Anthony's ships will be appearing at Historicon 2008! We are now putting together the final PDF files for this model set, along with the long awaited fortification sets. These should be available very soon.


Two Anthony Octaries and in the back, an Anthony Quinquereme

   Recently, the only problem we have encountered is with our web master. He promised to have our new web storefront up and running by the end of April and despite being well paid, he has yet to produce anything. As a result, we are now one month behind schedule with release of our new Roman Seas PDF files. These will, however, be released without the benefit of our new webstore shortly.

      May 4th, 2007: Uploaded Willem Neukermans' General Ancient Naval Rules (in playtest) to the Gaming Rules page. If you download these rules, please send all comments/suggestions to Willem.

      March 5th, 2007: Uploaded two new photos showing Michael Kaintoch's completed Roman Seas Scout ship -- Michael added a number of scratch made features to the Roman Scout ship model, including anchor, rowers benches, steering oars, stowed away rower's oar, and full rigging: Michael Kaintoch's Roman Scout Ship.

      October 24th, 2006: Uploaded a short film to YouTube.com. This is just a short (7 min) film showing a Roman Seas game being played out at Enfilade 2006: Roman Seas Short Film.

      October 8th, 2006: Added more photo of Michael Kaintoch's Scout Ship Construction.

      October 4th, 2006: Added information and link on the Gaming Rules page to DBM Ancient Naval rules page.

We have starting to finalize the Roman Seas naval rules. Will start final rewrite in a week and then the game will be passed onto our editor.

      July 15th, 2006: Uploaded Michael Sower's Roman Seas Port Photos in the "Historical Port" gallery on the Photo Gallery Page.

Uploaded Michael Sower's Roman Port diorama photos to the Photo Gallery Page.

      June 19th, 2006: Uploaded NEW Roman Seas Photos From Enfilade 2006

Uploaded 91 new photos to the Photo Gallery Page. These photos show the four Roman Seas games that were played out at Enfilade 2006 (Historical Miniature Gaming Convention) on June 9th, 10th and 11th, in Olympia, Washington State, USA. A total of 31 people played in these four games.

      June 13th, 2006: Roman Seas Wins "Best of Show" Award at NHMGS' Enfilade 2006 Historical Miniature Gaming Convention!

We are very honored that Roman Seas received the "Best of Show" award at the Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society's annual gaming convention, held on June 9th to 12th, 2006 in Olympia, Washington State, USA.

The competition at this years convention was impressive, especially with the higher than usual attendance. This convention was larger than most I had previously experienced in both Canada and in the Pacific Northwest. I was told by the NHMGS president that Roman Seas won the award because Roman Seas was not only one of the most unique and visually stunning games at this year's convention, but also because it was reported, by many of the people who played Roman Seas, to also be one of the most enjoyable games to play. A total of 31 people played in the four Roman Seas games presented during the convention.

(A slight glitch occurred with Friday evening and Saturday morning games when two game registration forms were accidentally placed out for these two games. This meant I had double the number of players playing in my first two games than what I had originally expected -- however, even though in one game, we had 10 players, the new (Roman Seas) naval rules worked smoothly and flawlessly and everyone had a good time. Now I know the Roman Seas naval rules can handle large numbers of players. The rules will soon be made available).