Matapan: The Naval Battle for Greece, Mar41 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 Matapan: The Naval Battle for Greece, Mar41 for his/her own personal use.
• All other rights -- including publishing rights -- are reserved to me.

Dedication:

Matapan: The Naval Battle for Greece, Mar41 is dedicated to ...
A. The people of Greece who endured great hardship supporting Britain's and the Allies' war against Nazi aggression and tyranny.
B. The servicepeople of the Britain and the Commonwealth and Greece who fought that defense.
C. 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.

• Final draft of the Rules in Rich Text Format. These will probably be revised from time to time. I'm posting their date on them. 1May18 clarifying Italian bombardment of Maleme airfield and Suda Bay harbor.
• The ships and air unitsI recommend printing them off on large 11x17/A3 sheets, but then you need to use that size for the ship status sheets too, as well as the larger map halves. 19Mar18
• Matapan standup task force markers. Print off onto an 8.5x11/A4 size sheet of cardstock, score fold lines, scissor out, and glue bases. 7Jan19
• Maps
  • The black and white map ... or chart.13Mar18
  • The southern half of the map, for a sufficiently large sheet.
  • The northern half of the map, for a sufficiently large sheet.

Here are playing aids for both versions:

• Speed markers for ship groups and mapboard ship markers for detached/slow/straggling ships.15Mar18
• Playing aid ship status sheet organizer for Allied ships.
• Playing aid ship status sheet organizer for Italian ships.
• 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.
  • Naval Action rules ship entry sheets customized for Matapan game
  • Regia Marina ships generally.
  • Royal and Commonwealth Navies generally - Hec Waller's Scrap Iron Flotilla added, 3Jul15.

• Very VERY rough draft of the Rules in Rich Text Format. I'm not updating these. 13Mar18
• Maps
  • The black and white map ... or chart.13Mar18
  • The southern half of the map, for a sufficiently large sheet.
  • The northern half of the map, for a sufficiently large sheet.
• The ships and air units - 2 sets.

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 ....

1May18, rvsd 7Jan19