Players start in opposite corners of the board, each with a number of markers representing ships of various types.

Wooden counters representing ships and supplies were set by the pictures of fortresses or towns, easy to count and easy to shift.

Through the rest of the meal, Ky and her other captains answered questions and explained what they'd learned, using tableware and dishes to represent ships.

A map of Saudi Arabia showed it surrounded by small American, French and British flags, representing foreign bases and ships.

The coronet is set with six anchors, three visible, which represent ships and maritime commerce and refer to the "port" in the city's name.

Dozens of tiny specks representing ships hung in the black space of the main display.

Moons' orbits took the place of those of planets, and icons representing individual ships maneuvered in a confusing swarm, practically frozen in time.

The game is played on a hex board with rectangular cardboard counters representing ships and long enough to cover two hexes, which represents the ship's orientation.

But it was harder to understand how other dancers represented trees and ships.

Counters represent individual ships and squadrons of planes.