Don't Give Up the Ship (game)
| Rules for the Great Age of Sail | |
|---|---|
Cover for the first edition of Don't Give Up the Ship (1972). Artwork by Don Lowry | |
| Designers | Dave Arneson, Gary Gygax, Mike Carr |
| Illustrators | Don Lowry |
| Publishers | Guidon Games TSR, Inc. |
| Years active | 1972–1975 |
| Players | 3–18 |
| Playing time | six hours |
Don't Give Up the Ship is a set of rules for conducting Napoleonic era naval wargames. The game was published by Guidon Games in 1972 and republished by TSR, Inc. in 1975. The game was developed as a collaboration between Dave Arneson, Gary Gygax, and Mike Carr. It was the first collaboration between Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax, the co-authors of Dungeons & Dragons. Mike Carr edited the rules and researched the historical single ship actions that are included as game scenarios.