Signal Close Action napoleonic naval PBEM kriegspiel

During the last few months I've taken part in a Naval "point of view" Kriegspiel experiment by https://landandnavy.wordpress.com/. The idea has been that using the Signal Close Action naval wargame rules we fight a limited intelligence naval battle where the umpire sends players situation reports to their email complete with pictures in what the captain sees on deck. We played a "simple" one-on-one ship battle which took quite a while but was very exciting and fulfilling. I played as a British ship's captain chasing down a heavier French vessel.

The umpire has written the complete report on his blog so visit it for a good report on the action: https://landandnavy.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/signal-close-action-kriegspiel-conclusion/

It would be interesting to extend the concept to fleet actions and also land wargaming, but some streamlining on the PBEM method needs to be done as well as a way to advance the game if a player doesn't submit his moves in a timely manner (guilty as charged, I was quite busy with work last autumn).

A typical picture the umpire sent me. The view from my port broadside towards my opponent.