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Games for Building Ships

Despite all of the advances in technology, even the largest and most powerful ships are still built by hand at shipyards around the world. Whether you are interested in how this process works or just fascinated with ships in general, there are several games that allow you to stretch your mind and allow your creativity to flow when building everything from small ships to spaceships.

Eve Online
- For those who love Deep Space Nine and other science fiction-inspired TV shows, Eve Online is a fascinating game that puts you in control of not just the action but the conceptual design of your science fiction universe. Choose from 30 different types of spaceships, including recon ships, mining barges, exhumers, carriers and black ops and design them to your specifications. As of mid-2010, this game can be played online for the price of $14.95.
Klutz Pirate Ship Building Cards
- Rule the high seas in a pirate ship created with your own two hands with these ship-building cards. Each box comes with 226 laminated cards that can be constructed into countless varieties to make a ship as unique as you can imagine it. If you aren't sure where to start, read through the instruction manual to glean some ideas and then start creating a small boat or one large enough to make the open seas your domain. Sold by various retailers in mid-2010 for under $15.
Star Trek Online
- Fans of the TV and movie enterprise will enjoy this game where you can design and fully customize your own spaceship. Choose your ship type, template, color and four components (saucer, nacelles, pylons and hull). How you design your ship will affect the crew size, impulse speed and weapon slots available to travel the galaxies. This game can be played online for free.

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