title: Lords of the Middle Sea
text: # Lords of the Middle Sea
  
  Lords of the Middle Sea is a 1978 board wargame published by Chaosium. Designed by Lynn Willis, with art by William Church and Gene Day.
  
  ## Gameplay
  
  Lords of the Middle Sea is a game which North America has been drastically altered by cataclysms by 2401 A.D.
  
  ## Reception
  
  W. G. Armintrout reviewed Lords of the Middle Sea in The Space Gamer No. 21. Armintrout commented that "This is a game which tries too hard. It has no tactical richness, despite the pretty pictures in the rulebook. The role-playing is trivial and gets in the way."
  
  Eric Goldberg reviewed Lords of the Middle Sea in Ares Magazine #1, rating it a 7 out of 9. Goldberg commented that "this game is not a fantasy game with a science fiction background; rather it is a well-balanced presentation of medieval forces doing battle with the aid of supernatural and technological help. While this is a fairly simple strategic game, there is enough of substance to warrant several playings."
  
  ## Roleplaying Game
  
  In 2020 Chaosium announced that the Lords of the Middle Sea setting was to be the basis of a tabletop role-playing game using Basic Roleplaying and written by John Snead.
  
  