Lion's Lair: Malta Convoy Battles 1940-42

Lion's Lair: Malta Convoy Battles 1940-42

A Note on Copyright

Lion's Lair: Malta Convoy Battles 1940-42 is COPYRIGHTED -- NOT Public Domain -- and FREE under the following conditions:

Schools, libraries, and museums are free to make and keep copies for in-house educational use or nonpermanent loan/circulation ... in gratitude for the fine education and research assistance I have always received from such institutions.
An individual is free to make one personal copy of Lion's Lair: Malta Convoy Battles 1940-42 for his/her own personal use.
All other rights -- including publishing rights -- are reserved to me.

Dedication:

Lion's Lair: Malta Convoy Battles 1940-42 is dedicated ...
A. The people of Malta who endured great hardship supporting Britain's and the Allies' war against Nazi aggression and tyranny.
B. The servicepeople of the British and Commonwealth naval and air ships and squadrons who fought that defense.
C. to my children Rebecca, Robert, Rohan, and Johanna, in the hope that they may never have to go through a world war:

The more we learn about the Second World War, the better our chances that it will be the LAST world war.

A Request: If you do assemble and play this free game of mine, PLEASE let me know at ELCOAT@hotmail.com what you think of it and whether, after more than a couple games, you think one side or the other has an advantage. Thanks!

And now: Here are the Lion's Lair: Malta Convoy Battles 1940-42 components, to print off and assemble so that it may be played. Players-students will also need a single six-sided die (or chits numbered 1-6, to be drawn out of a hat) for the randomized combat results tables.

Rules in Rich Text Format. These will probably be revised from time to time. I'm posting their date on them.
Maps
The ships and air units.
The ships and air units - 2 sets.
The battle board aid for naval surface combat
My fairly simple Naval Action naval miniatures rules, with small warship pieces, for those wanting to resolve surface battles that way, instead of the boardgame way provided. And here are customized individual ship pieces for Italian and British warships to use with the rules.
- Regia Marina.
- Royal and Commonwealth Navies in JPG - Hec Waller's Scrap Iron Flotilla added, 3Jul15.
- Royal and Commonwealth Navies in PNG - Hec Waller's Scrap Iron Flotilla added, 3Jul15.

More comments by myself and others about the game can be read on Talk Consimworld Com and BoardGameGeek.

If you are a friend, and/or if you would like to share info and ideas about military and naval history and game designing and cardstock model shipbuilding, and/or you have any questions about Lion's Lair feel free to e-mail me at ELCOAT@Hotmail.com

Thank you for your interest in the game ....

18May15, rev. 22Jul19