AHOY
Fish ‘n’ ships
Designer: Greg Loring-Albright | Publisher: Leder Games
On first inspection through the spyglass, Ahoy is Rooton-boats. It is, after all, an asymmetrical battle-driven title from Leder Games featuring fun, scrappy illustrations of anthropomorphic animals by Leder’s in-house artist Kyle Ferrin. But instead of cats, birds and mice fighting over a forest, players here take to the waves and ready their cannons in the form of pirate sea creatures. And that’s only where the differences start.
Anyone who’s played Cole Wehrle’s Root will know it is far more complex and challenging than it looks. In contrast, Greg Loring-Albright’s Ahoy turns out to be a far simpler and more accessible game. It has already been lauded for being a great entry-level asymmetrical experience, and with good reason.