le et ▁Goth ic ▁ships ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁ 2 - 1 0 cm ▁long ▁models . ▁The ▁rules ▁and ▁mini atures ▁were ▁originally ▁available ▁in ▁Games ▁Work shop ▁stores , ▁although ▁rec lass ification ▁as ▁a ▁" Special ist ▁Game " ▁means ▁the ▁rule book ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁in ▁PDF ▁format ▁from ▁the ▁official ▁home ▁page . ▁Additionally , ▁For ge ▁World ▁has ▁produced ▁numerous ▁lines ▁of ▁mini atures ▁for ▁Battle f le et ▁Goth ic , ▁r anging ▁from ▁models ▁to ▁replace ▁ord n ance ▁markers ▁to ▁entirely ▁new ▁vessels . ▁ ▁Game play ▁Every ▁race ▁has ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁ships ▁to ▁choose ▁from ▁to ▁construct ▁their ▁fleet , ▁and ▁each ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁has ▁statistics ▁that ▁cover ▁its ▁capabilities , ▁from ▁its ▁size ▁class ▁and ▁def ensive ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁weapons ▁and ▁hang ars ▁it ▁has . ▁Each ▁ship ▁is ▁assigned ▁a ▁point ▁cost ▁based ▁on ▁these ▁capabilities ; ▁generally ▁a ▁battle ▁will ▁be ▁between ▁fle ets ▁of ▁equal ▁total ▁point ▁costs , ▁though ▁more ▁complex ▁multi - game ▁campaign s ▁may ▁have ▁an ▁over arch ing ▁narr ative ▁where ▁individual ▁batt les ▁may ▁occur ▁between ▁une qual ▁forces , ▁with ▁varying ▁object ives ▁for ▁players ▁to ▁accomplish . ▁▁ ▁Play ers ▁take ▁turns ▁moving ▁their ▁ships ▁and ▁shooting , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁undert aking ▁more ▁advanced ▁man oe uv res ▁such ▁as ▁ram ming , ▁board ing , ▁or ▁dis eng aging . ▁Each ▁player ▁may ▁perform ▁actions ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁ships ▁before ▁the ▁turn