User ManualTable of ContentsManual Cover1Technical Supplement2Required Equipment2Copy Protection4Loading and Running4Advanced Technical Information4Game Controls6Specific Control Notes8Problems?9Rules of Play10Book I: Instructions to Captains12The Main Menu13Selecting an Historical Time Period14Creating Your Character15Choosing a Nationality15Special Abilities16Difficulty Level16Fencing and Swordplay17Choosing Your Weapon17The Principles of Fencing17The Slash18The Thrust19The Defense19Parrying and Retreating20Leadership in Battle20In the City21City Status21City Name21Nationality22Economic Status22Forts22Soldiers22Citizens22Gold23Keeping Track of the Cities of the Caribbean23Things to Do and See in Town24The Governor24Talking With the Governor24Political Situation24Offer Amnesty25Purchase Letters of Marque25Perform a Special Mission25Discuss Local Gossip26Meet the Governor's Daughter or Niece26Meeting Your Wife/Mistress26Receive a Promotion/Land Grant26Governors and Situational Ethics25The Tavern27Recruit Sailors27Purchase Treasure Maps28Purchase City Information28Gossip28The Barmaid28The Merchant29Merchants and the Law29Economic Strength29The Merchant's Daughter29The Shipwright30Repairing Ships30Selling Ships30Selling Cannon30Selling Cargo Before the Ship30The Bank31Plan a New Expedition31Advance to Another Difficulty Level31Retire from Privateering31The Captain's Cabin32Map of the Caribbean/City Gazetteer32Practice Fencing33Treasure Maps33Treasure Trove33The Logbook33Ship's Log33Party Status33Personal Status33Ship Status34Hostage Status34Sailing the Caribbean35Setting Sail35Your Fleet35Sailing35Putting Into Port37Anchoring Your Ship37Tacking37Ship Encounters38Battle at Sea39Prizes and Plunder40Attacking a Town From the Sea41The Assault41On the Land42Land Battles43Giving Orders43Combat43Terrain Types44Force Types44Morale44Pike and Shot Warfare45Instructions11Book II: A Pirate's Life46The Voyage47Gains and Goals49Treasures of the Caribbean50Book III: The Golden Antilles51A Gazetteer of Ships Circa 169052Definitions52Spanish Galleon52Spanish War Galleon53Fast Galleon53Frigate54Merchantman54Cargo Fluyte55Barque55Sloop56Pinnace56Famous Expeditions57John Hawkins and the Battle of San Juan de Ulua (1569)57Francis Drake and the Silver Train Ambush (1573)58Piet Heyn and the Treasure Fleet (1628)58L'ollonais and the Sack of Maracaibo (1666)59Henry Morgan, the King's Pirate (1671)60Baron de Pointis and the Last Expedition (1697)60Another Age: Putting the Spanish Main in It's Historical Context62The Historical Periods64The Silver Empire (1560-1600)64Merchants and Smugglers (1600-1620)66The New Colonists (1620-1640)67War for Profit (1640-1660)69The Buccaneer Heroes (1660-1680)70Pirates Sunset (1680-1700)71The City Gazetter73Credits77Size: 1.35 MBPages: 77Language: EnglishOpen manual