Shipping, Ahoy series 1947 J Dring

	Shipping Ahoy series	1947	J Dring
	First produced	1947	Players	2 to 6	Age(s)	10+

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1 x large fold out playing board

6 x ship playing pieces with coloured bases

6 x coloured ship plans
1 x pack of money in four denominations;
- 40 x £500, 20 x £1,000, 20 x £2,000 and 8 x £10,000
1 x 21 port cards plus 3 blanks

84 x pieces of cargo, including 12 bullion

2 x dice

25 x blue Lloyds survey chance cards

25 x green owners signal chance cards

25 x yello Met. report chance cards

1 x rules leaflet

There are 21 ports on the map, with cards showing each of their harbour facility values are Valparaiso £1500, Rio de Janeiro £1000, San Francisco £2000, New York £3000, Port Nelson £1000, Reykjavik £1000, London £3000, Le Havre £1500, Marseilles £2000, Alexandra £1000, Lagos £1000, Cape town £2000, Oslo £1000, Leningrad £2000, Basra £1000, Bombay £1000, Singapore £1500, Hong Kong £1500, Port Arthur £1000, Perth £1500 and Melbourne £1500.

Each port has 4 pieces of cargo which are available for shipping. The cargo piece has the type and value of the cargo printed on it, together with the port of origin and port of destination.

The general idea of the game is to travel with your ship around the world, picking up and delivering as much cargo as possible. With the capital gained, the aim is then to buy more harbour facilities, thereby collecting greater harbour dues.
The player having most capital, which includes face value of the Port Cards held, value of cargo and cash in hand at the end of the game, is declared the winner.

Each player has a ship's plan. Players plot their current status by adding cards to these plans. For example, if a player purchases harbour facilities, the relevant card is placed on the port section of their plan. Players also select cargo pieces and add them to the ship's plan to identify what and how much cargo they have and how much space is left in the holds. Once delivered, the relevant piece is added to the warehouse section of the plan. By referring to the plan, a player can immediately see their status. En route, there may be events which hinder or help the player. The player has a choice to take a safe but potentially longer route staying within the shipping lanes. Alternatively, you can wander from the route and this is where the chance cards come into play. The chance cards may assist the player eg. allow them to take added cargo on the deck as well as in the holds, or can hinder the player eg. some cargo may be deemed to be ruined. On the playing board, if a player travels to the most westerly point, they can then be transferred to the most easterly point. Matching numbered spaces on the right and left hand sides of the board are used to position the ship correctly for continued passage.

J Dring specialised in nautical games in the 1930s and 1940s. There are two other games in the J Dring Ahoy series; Ship Ahoy and Flotilla. The three games were originally produced by Robert Ross & Co., Southampton UK. By 1947, production had passed to J Dring of Portsmouth UK who produced the games with much larger game boards. Flotilla and Ship Ahoy were sold packaged in one large box and Shipping was sold as a separates package, with large folding game board and separate small box for the game parts. View a list of the complete series.

Origin	Destination	Cargo	Value

Alexandria	London	Palm Fibre	1500
Alexandria	Le Havre	Sweetmeats	500
Alexandria	Valparaiso	Bullion	5000
Alexandria	Leningrad	Dates	1000
Basra	San Francisco	Camel hair	1500
Basra	Leningrad	Camel hide	500
Basra	New York	Sweetmeats	1000
Basra	Marseilles	Oil	500
Bombay	London	Jute	500
Bombay	Cape town	Silk	1500
Bombay	New York	Bullion	5000
Bombay	Perth	Bamboo	1000
Cape town	New York	Oranges	500
Cape town	Leningrad	Coal	500
Cape town	Port Nelson	Rope	1000
Cape town	San Francisco	Curios	1500
Le Havre	Singapore	Machinery	1000
Le Havre	Oslo	Wine	500
Le Havre	Bombay	Paintings	500
Le Havre	Valparaiso	Books	1500
Hong Kong	Oslo	Cocaine	1000
Hong Kong	Port Nelson	Bullion	5000
Hong Kong	Lagos	Tea	1500
Hong Kong	Rio	Opium	1000
Lagos	New York	Ground nuts	1000
Lagos	Singapore	Palm oil	1500
Lagos	London	Limes	500
Lagos	Alexandria	Hard wood	500
Leningrad	New York	Caviar	500
Leningrad	Hong Kong	Cereals	1500
Leningrad	San Francisco	Furs	1500
Leningrad	Hong Kong	Vodka	1000
London	Alexandria	Drugs	500
London	Singapore	Machinery	1000
London	Valparaiso	Electricals	1500
London	Melbourne	Chemicals	1000
Marseilles	Port Nelson	Wine	1000
Marseilles	Melbourne	Porcelain	1500
Marseilles	Cape town	Jewellery	500
Marseilles	Rio	Trinkets	1000
Melbourne	Rio	Machinery	1500
Melbourne	Reykjavik	Sheepskin	1000
Melbourne	Port Arthur	Cutlery	1000
Melbourne	Basra	Textile	500
New York	Perth	Bullion	5000
New York	Marseilles	Machinery	500
New York	Port Arthur	Pigment	1500
New York	San Francisco	Machinery	1500
Oslo	New York	Skis	1500
Oslo	Hong Kong	Bullion	5000
Oslo	Cape town	Soft woods	500
Oslo	Melbourne	Furniture	1500
Perth	Leningrad	Bullion	5000
Perth	San Francisco	Ore	1500
Perth	Hong Kong	Skins	1500
Perth	Marseilles	Mutton	1000
Port Arthur	Marseilles	Hashish	1500
Port Arthur	Leningrad	Bullion	5000
Port Arthur	London	Furs	1000
Port Arthur	Valparaiso	Cocaine	1500
Port Nelson	Le Havre	Skins	1000
Port Nelson	London	Hides	1000
Port Nelson	Melbourne	Bullion	5000
Port Nelson	New York	Furs	1500
Reykjavik	Lagos	Dried fish	1500
Reykjavik	London	Cod	500
Reykjavik	Port Arthur	Bullion	5000
Reykjavik	Cape town	Dried Hake	1000
Rio	Le Havre	Silver	1500
Rio	London	Steers	1000
Rio	Cape town	Cattle cake	500
Rio	Singapore	Bullion	5000
San Francisco	Reykjavik	Bullion	5000
San Francisco	Hong Kong	Medicines	1500
San Francisco	Le Havre	Citrus fruits	1000
San Francisco	Basra	Stores	500
Singapore	Perth	Fruit	500
Singapore	Marseilles	Copra	1500
Singapore	Lagos	Latex	1000
Singapore	Alexandria	Rubber	500
Valparaiso	Oslo	Bullion	5000
Valparaiso	Bombay	Canned meat	1500
Valparaiso	London	Meat	1000
Valparaiso	New York	Fibre	1500