by Tobias Bende and Marcus Andersson
Nessie is a variant for seven players and standard rules apply except concerning Loch Ness. The Loch Ness monster “Nessie” inhabits the lake making it impassible. Thus fleet builds bordering Loch Ness is not allowed. This only affects FAu. The powers and starting units are as follows.
| Power | ||||
| Lothian (L) | A SAn | A Dnb | F Edi | |
| Strathclyde (S) | A Gre | A Fer | F Gla | F MoR(nc) |
| Tayside (T) | A Dnk | A Pit | F Sth | |
| Grampian (G) | A Abd | A Ban | F Fra | |
| North Highlands (N) | A Dnh | A BLo | F CWr | |
| South Highlands (H) | A KoL | A FAu | F App | |
| Lewis (W) | A Clh | F Stw | F Uis |
The name of the provinces are:
Oceans:
| NAO | North Atlantic Ocean |
| PFi | Pentland Firth |
| UNS | Upper North Sea |
| SoO | Sea of Orkney |
| SoW | Sea of Wick |
| NMi | North Minch |
| CSe | Carloway Sea |
| AOe | Atlantic Ocean |
| LMi | Little Minch |
| SoR | Sound of Raasay |
| ISo | Inner Sound |
| SoS | Sound of Sleat |
| SoH | Sea of the Hebrides |
| FoL | Firth of Lorn |
| MFi | Moray Firth |
| SoA | Sea of Aberdeen |
| FoT | Firth of Tay |
| LNs | Lower North Sea |
| FoF | Firth of Forth |
Supply centers:
| NOI | North Orkney Islands |
| JoG | John o’ Groat’s |
| Wic | Wick |
| CWr | Cape Wrath |
| BLo | Benmore Lodge |
| Dnh | Dornoch |
| Ull | Ullapool |
| Gai | Gairloch |
| Stw | Stornoway |
| Clh | Callanish |
| Uis | Uist |
| App | Applecross |
| KoL | Kyle of Lochalsh |
| FAu | Fort Augustus |
| Sky | Skye |
| RaE | Rum and Eigg |
| Mul | Mull |
| MoR | Moor of Rannoch |
| Fer | Fersit |
| Gre | Greenock |
| Gla | Glasgow |
| Ban | Banff |
| Fra | Fraserburgh |
| Abd | Aberdeen |
| Sth | Stonehaven |
| Pit | Pitlochry |
| Dnk | Dunkeld |
| Per | Perth |
| Arb | Arbroath |
| Dnf | Dunfermline |
| Dnd | Dundee |
| SAn | St Andrews |
| Edi | Edinburgh |
| Dnb | Dunbar |
Other provinces:
| SOI | South Orkney Islands |
| Car | Carloway |
| Tar | Tarbert |
| Bre | Brenish |
| Ton | Tongue |
| Lcr | Lochinver |
| Lcm | Lochdrum |
| Pet | Peterhead |
| Elg | Elgin |
| Inv | Inverness |
| Avi | Aviemore |
| Kin | Kinlochewe |
| Dne | Dorne |
| Inc | Inchlaggan |
| Ard | Ardechive |
| Arl | Arlesig |
| New | Newtonmore |
| Abf | Aberfeldy |
| Clr | Callandar |
| Mon | Montrose |
| Big | Biggar |
| Ber | Berwick |