In the setup, decks are shuffled and each player receives six Action cards and four Ship cards. The Action cards are your concealed hand and are played only during your turn and as the game allows. The Ship cards are laid out in front of you forming a sort of line. You can draw from either of these decks when the game situation allows. Draw to 6 Action cards.
Card games ought to be at least fast playing and fun.
And if you can throw some chrome on them creating slightly historical feel and some interesting strategic choices, then you've really got a winner. This game is fast playing at the expense of being fun. All of the decisions are easy to make. When a game doesn't offer difficult choices then it won't hold the interest of your average gamer for very long. Also, there are no random event cards that affect all players or the drawing player.