André Geraque Kiffer 
Naval Battles In The 17th Century [PDF ebook] 

In the simulations of the sea battles I will use the rules and tables of the board game Flying Colors . Based on a summary of these battles, I try to analyze and highlight the decisive factors, before simulating alternative 'what if…’ hypotheses through a board game. In some battles the available bibliographic sources have gaps in organizations and historical maneuvers. In these cases I will fill these gaps in the most scientific way possible, crossing and / or merging references, establishing an average in the numbers, and thus meet the needs of my hypothesis to be studied.