by “Tarzan”

There are 4 powers in the Sail Ho! variant. Each power has 2 Home Supply Centers (SCs). The Map contains a total of 16 SCs; half of these SCs are Home SCs and half are “neutral” SCs. Victory is achieved when 9 SCs are controlled by a single power. The tricky part of Sail Ho! is that half of the total number of SCs are located on islands! Thus, there is an incentive for players to make ample use of the “convoy” order.
There are a total of 60 Provinces (43 Land Provinces and 17 Water Provinces). 11 of the Land Provinces are located on islands.
The 3 islands are named: the Isle of Women (Les, Hes, Ves); Cyprus (Aph, Psy, Cup); Dissentos (Nes, Are, Hin, Ser, Str)
Two of the Land Provinces have “split coasts”: Village of Psyche (Psy) – East and West coasts; Shrine to Hestia (Hes) – North and South coasts
There are 16 Supply Centers (SCs). Half of the SCs are located on islands. 9 SCs are required for a solo victory.
There are 4 Powers, each with 2 Home SCs. Each Power starts with 2 units (one in each of his Home SCs).
Powers
There are 4 Powers, each with 2 Home SCs.
Each Power starts with 2 units (one in each of his Home SCs), as follows:
North
A (Hercules’ Respite); A (Village of Aeolus)
South
A (Depths of Hades); F (Xena’s Rest)
East
A (Centaur Forest); F (amazon Village)
West
F (Isle of Lesbos); F (Convent of the Vestal Virgins)
Map Provinces
Abbreviation | Map Space Name | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
Aeo | Village of Aeolus | Land | North’s Home SC |
Alc | Alcmene’s Village | Land | |
Ama | Amazon Village | Land | East’s Home SC |
Aph | Aphrodite’s Beach | Land | Neutral SC |
Are | Palace of Ares | Land | Neutral SC |
Arg | Argo’s Pasture | Land | |
Aut | Autolycus’ Hideout | Land | |
Cal | Callisto’s Stronghold | Land | |
Cec | Cecrops’ Channel | Water | |
Cen | Centaur Forest | Land | East’s Home SC |
Cha | Charon’s Crossing | Land | |
Chi | Chiron’s Cave | Land | |
Cup | Cupid’s Cloud | Land | Neutral SC |
Dei | Deianeira’s Grave | Land | |
Eas | Eastern Ocean | Water | |
Ech | Echo’s Glade | Land | |
Ely | Elysian Fields | Land | |
Fir | Sea of Fire | Water | |
Fie | Field of the Golden Fleece | Land | |
Fur | Realm of the 3 Furies | Land | |
Gab | Gabrielle’s Village | Land | |
Gli | Glittering Gulf | Water | |
GoC | Gulf of Chains | Water | |
Had | Depths of Hades | Land | South’s Home SC |
Her | Hercules’ Respite | Land | North’s Home SC |
Hes | Shrine to Hestia | Land | North and South Coasts |
Hin | Forest of the Golden Hind | Land | |
Hip | Hippolyta’s Girdle | Land | |
Jas | Jason’s Kingdom | Land | |
Jox | Joxter’s Retreat | Land | |
Lbs | Lesbian Sea | Water | |
Les | Isle of Lesbos | Land | West’s Home SC |
Lov | Lover’s Lane | Water | |
Mid | Realm of King Midas | Land | |
Min | Minotaur’s Labyrinth | Land | |
Mor | Morpheus’ Palace | Land | Neutral SC |
Nar | Narcissus’ Reflection | Water | |
Nes | Nestor’s Kingdom | Land | Neutral SC |
Oly | Mount Olympus | Land | |
Pea | Ocean of Peace | Water | |
Per | Persephone’s Garden | Land | |
Pos | Poseidon’s Curse | Water | |
Pro | Prometheus’ Cliff | Land | Neutral SC |
Psy | Village of Psyche | Land | East and West Coasts |
Sal | Salmonius’ Scheme | Land | |
Sch | Scholars Channel | Water | |
Ser | Serina’s Village | Land | |
Sis | Sisyphus’ Hill | Land | |
SoA | Sea of Arrows | Water | |
SoD | Sea of Dreams | Water | |
SoT | Sea of Tears | Water | |
Sou | South Sea | Water | |
SoW | Sea of Waves | Water | |
Str | Strife’s Cave | Land | Neutral SC |
Tan | Tantalus’ Pool | Land | |
Tar | Tartarus | Land | Neutral SC |
Ves | Convent of the Vestal Virgins | Land | West’s Home SC |
Wes | Western Ocean | Water | |
Xen | Xena’s Rest | Land | South’s Home SC |
Zeu | Temple of Zeus | Land |
Background & Origins of Map Province Names
The names of many of the map provinces in Sail Ho! are taken from mythology. Sometimes they are related to stories of Hercules and Xena and relate to episodes depicted in their television series.
The following descriptions are offered as background for some of the map space names.
Aeolus – friend and partner of Hercules
Alcmenea – mortal woman; mother of Hercules; she later married Jason
Amazons a race of women warriors who live in the forest and do not like men; they are at war with the Centaurs
Aphrodite – Goddess of Love and Beauty; born of the sea-foam; daughter of Zeus; half-sister of Hercules; mother of Cupid; jealous of Psyche’s beauty; likes to Surf, a real “California girl”
Ares – God of War; son of Zeus; jealous of his father’s favortism for his half-brother, Hercules; lover of Aphrodite and father of Cupid; attracted to Xena
Argo – Xena’s horse (also the name of Jason’s ship)
Autolycus – “King of Thieves” (by his own account), friend of Xena and Hercules
Callistoarch – enemy of Xena, her village was stormed by Xena when she was a young girl at which time her parents were murdered
Cecrops – punished by Poseiden and forced to sail the seas capturing souls, who may never leave his ship
Centaurs – a race of half-men (from the waist up) and half-horses (from the waist down); generally savage; at war with the Amazons
Charon the ferryman who transports souls into the kingdom of Hades
Chirona – famous Centaur known for his virtue and wisdom; a mentor of Hercules
Cupid – god of love, son of Aphrodite and Ares, in love with Psyche
Cyprus – the island Aphrodite stepped ashore at when she arose from the sea-foam
Deianeira – Hercules’ wife; killed by Hera with their children
Echoa – nymph who loved Narcissus; she was punished by Hera, who turned her speech into a repetition of what others said (i.e. echos)
Furies – three terror-inspiring creatures that attend Persephone in Hades
Gabrielle – Xena’s friend and partner
Golden Fleece – the skin of a magical ram; although the fleece was under the care of a sleepless dragon, Jason and his Argonauts successfully acquired this treasure
Golden Hinda – half-woman half-horse entity; she is the last of her “kind”; rumor has it that her blood can kill a god
Hades – Lord of the Underworld; brother of Zeus
Hera – Queen of the Gods and jealous (with good cause) wife of Zeus; she is quite vindictive and hates Hercules
Hercules – a “do-gooder”; half-man half-god with enormous strength; son of Zeus
Hestiaminor – goddess of the hearth, family and peace; sister of Zeus
Hippolyta – Queen of the Amazons; she possesses a girdle of wonderful beauty given to her by Ares
Jason – a king who married Hercules mother; finder of the Golden Fleece
Joxter – also called “Joxter the Mighty” (by himself); brave and stupid, but loveable; friends with Xena and Gabrielle; somewhat unskilled at fighting
Labyrinth – a giant maze to hide the Minotaur
Lesbos – a “mysterious” isle where only women live
Midas – a wealthy king who loved gold more than anything; he was granted the power that everything he touched turned into gold (including his daughter!); this turned out to be his curse as well
Minotaur – half-man (from the waist down) and half-bull (from the waist up); he lives within the Labyrinth
Morpheus – guardian of dreams, both prophetic and deceptive
Narcissus – a young man possessing incredible beauty; he was loved by many, yet spurned them all (including Echo); he loved only himself
Nestora – prince who hates Hercules and wants to kill him using the blood of the Golden Hind
Olympus – Mountain where the gods reside
Persephone – Queen of the Underworld; daughter of Zeus; she was abducted by Hades and as a result must spend half her time with him in the Underworld
Poseidon – Lord of the Sea; brother of Zeus
Prometheus – punished by the gods for giving fire to mankind; chained to a rock where vultures pick at his body; each body part grows back for the torture to repeat itself infinitely
Psyche – a very beautiful girl in love with Cupid
Salmonius – a cowardly, money-hungry, but loveable fellow; friends with Hercules and Aeolus
Serina – the human (female) form taken by the Golden Hind; a love of Hercules
Sisyphus – known for his cleverness and knavery, he lived by thieving; he was punished in the underworld where he was forced to roll a huge boulder up a hill; when the boulder reached the top it would roll back down again and the punishment would begin again
Strife – nephew of Ares; a minor god with minor powers; generally causes trouble
Tantalus – a son of Zeus; punished by the gods for various offenses; he was placed in a pool where food and drink were just beyond his grasp
Vestal Virgins – beautiful virgin women who tend the sacred fire of Hestia; much desired and sought after
Xena – the “Warrior Princess”; a former warlord; now turned “do-gooder”
Zeus – King of the Gods and husband of Hera; he is the father of Hercules, Aprodite, Ares and others; he has numerous affairs with both goddesses and mortals